Psalm 78:71

I Will Open My Mouth in Parables · Psalm 78:1–72
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Translations

Modern
…from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
Traditional
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
Literal
He brought him from tending the ewes to be shepherd of Jacob His people, and of Israel His inheritance.
Latin
…pascere Jacob servum suum, et Israël hæreditatem suam.

Original

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

Notes

The God who had turned against his own people (Psalm 78:62) chose David, a shepherd (Genesis 46:34; 1 Samuel 16:10–11), to lead them as their shepherd (Psalm 78:52; compare 23:1).

This wisdom psalm urges people to learn wisdom and share it faithfully.

Theme notes and profiles

The Promise of Dynasty Wisdom Psalms

Parallels

Matthew 13:34–35

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Asaph Music Psalms, Book of Song of Moses Temple Zoan

Topics

God: Mercy of Predestination: General Scriptures Concerning Promotion: General Scriptures Concerning Sheep: Females of, Called Ewes Shepherds: Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Tenderness to the Ewes in Lamb, and to the Young