“Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.”
The psalm concludes by establishing the continuity between Israel's ancient salvation history and the present: "You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron." The invocation of Moses and Aaron—the mediators of the exodus—grounds the psalmist's faith in the concrete history of divine guidance and protection. By ending with the image of God as a shepherd leading the flock, the psalm returns to the intimate language of covenant care even as it affirms God's cosmic power. The movement from lament to confidence is completed through the act of historical remembrance and the recognition that the same God who led the ancestors continues to guide the people.
Church Fathers on Psalms 77:20
1. This Psalm's lintel is thus inscribed: “Unto the end, for Idithun, a Psalm to Asaph himself.” What “Unto the end” is, you know. Idithun is interpreted “leaping over those men,” Asaph is interpreted “a congregation.” Here therefore there is speaking “a congregation that leaps over,” in order that it may reach the End, which is Christ Jesus.. .. 2. “With my voice,” he says, “to the Lord I have cried” Psalm 76:1. But many men cry unto the Lord for the sake of getting riches…
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