Psalm 78:72

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Literal

And he tended them with the integrity of his heart, and by the skillfulness of his hands he guided them.

Latin

Et pavit eos in innocentia cordis sui, et in intellectibus manuum suarum deduxit eos.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Psalms 78:70–72

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).

Psalms 78:1–72

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

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