Psalms 78:72

70 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.

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

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
KJV
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
WEB
So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
ASV
So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. Psalm 79 A Psalm of Asaph.
DARBY
And he fed them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skilfulness of his hands.
BLB
And he tended them with the integrity of his heart, and by the skillfulness of his hands he guided them.
ÅB
Og han voktet dem etter sitt hjertes oppriktighet og ledet dem med sin forstandige hånd.
[^1]: 4MO 13, 22.
[^2]: d.e. brød fra englenes bolig, himmelbrød.
[^3]: d.e. gresshoppen.
[^4]: nemlig over sine døde.
OTB
Så han gjette dem med hjertets integritet,
Og ledet dem med kyndige hender.
B1930
Og han voktet dem efter sitt hjertes opriktighet og ledet dem med sin forstandige hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 9:4

    And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,

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  • 2 Timothy 2:15

    Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

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  • Isaiah 11:2–4

    The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

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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 101:1–8

    I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

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  • 1 Kings 15:5

    For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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  • Psalms 75:2

    “When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.

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  • Zechariah 11:15–17

    And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

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