As a shepherd seeketh] Heb. according to the seeking. that he is among his sheep] When after they have been scattered by some sudden storme, the shepherd tels and musters up his sheep, to see whether any be wanting, and seeketh them out, and gathereth them together. in the cloudy and dark day] Which is full of calamities, and publike desolations, Joe 2:2. And this promise is to comfort the Church in all dangers.