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Psalms 78:70

David

68 But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

69 He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.

He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;

71 from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.

72 So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
KJV
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
WEB
He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
ASV
He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds:
DARBY
And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
BLB
And He chose David His servant, and He took him from the folds of [his] flock;
ÅB
Og han utvalgte David, sin tjener, og tok ham fra sauehegnene;
OTB
Han valgte også sin tjener David,
Og tok ham fra å gjete sauene;
B1930
Og han utvalgte David, sin tjener, og tok ham fra fårehegnene;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 16:11–12

    And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

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  • Acts 13:22

    After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

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  • Psalms 89:19–20

    You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

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  • 1 Kings 19:19–20

    So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.

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  • Exodus 3:1

    Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:15–54

    but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

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  • Exodus 3:10

    Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

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  • Amos 7:14–15

    “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.

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