Psalms 78

Psalms 78:1

An EasyEnglish Translation with Notes (about 1200 word vocabulary) on Psalms 73 to 89

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God Makes Judah Leader Instead Of Ephraim Psalms 78:65-72 v65    Then the *Lord woke up as from sleep.      He was like a strong man shouting after (drinking) *wine.

v66    He beat his enemies so that they went away.      He did this so that they would always be ashamed.

v67    Also, he decided not to let the people of Joseph (continue as leaders).      And he no longer chose the *tribe of Ephraim.

v68    But he chose the *tribe of Judah.      *Mount Zion (was there), which he loved.

v69    (There) he built a *temple to live in *like his home in *heaven.      He made it so that it would always be there, *like the earth.

v70    Also, he chose David his servant        and he took him away from the sheep farm.

v71    (He took him) from feeding sheep        and brought him to be *shepherd of his people *Jacob,        those in Israel that were his.

v72    And so David, with his honest heart, was their *shepherd.      He knew how to lead them. What verses 65 - 72 mean Now there is a big change. God leads his people so that they beat their enemy, the Philistines. He did three other things:

      He made Judah the leader of the *tribes, not Ephraim, verses 67-68. Until then, Ephraim was leader, but not a good leader, verse 9.

      He made his home on earth in *Mount Zion in Jerusalem, verses 68-69.

      He chose David to be king, verses 70-72. David led his people *like a *shepherd leads his sheep.

Jacob had 12 sons. Each had a large family or *tribe. As the *tribe of Levi worked in Jerusalem, that left 11 *tribes. Joseph had two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. They both took the place of Joseph, so there were still 12 *tribes! Something to do 1.   Read the story of the *plagues in Egypt, if you have a Bible. You can find where they are after verse 55 of Psalms 78.

2.   Make sure that you tell your children the story of Jesus and his love for them.

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January 2002

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