Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.
Parallel translations
- WEB As the livestock that go down into the valley, Yahweh’s Spirit caused them to rest. So you led your people, to make yourself a glorious name.
- KJV As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
- NKJV As a beast goes down into the valley, And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest, So You lead Your people, To make Yourself a glorious name.
- NASB Like the cattle which go down into the valley, The Spirit of the Lord gave them rest. So You led Your people, To make for Yourself a glorious name.
- NLT As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley, the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest. You led your people, Lord, and gained a magnificent reputation.”
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Quick answer
God's Spirit gave the people rest, as cattle find rest in a valley, leading them to make His name glorious. It matters because God leads His people not only through danger but into rest.
Overview
The image shifts from the swift horse to cattle descending into a restful valley, picturing God granting His people peace and settlement. Once more the goal is the glory of God's name. The 'rest' God's Spirit provides points ahead to the rest believers find in Christ (Matthew 11:28; Hebrews 4:9-10), the true and lasting Sabbath.
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- Isa 63:12who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,
- Heb 4:8–11For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
- Josh 23:1A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
- Josh 22:4And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.
- Eph 1:12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
- Neh 9:5Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
- Num 14:21“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
- Eph 1:6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
- 2 Sam 7:23And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
- 1 Chr 29:13Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.
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