Psalms 78:71 · KJV
“From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. {following: Heb. after}”
— Psalms 78:71
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Psalms 78 — Context
And he built his sanctuary like high {palaces}, like the earth which he hath established for ever. {established: Heb. founded}
70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. {following: Heb. after}
72So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:2
Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
1 Chronicles 11:2
And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou {wast} he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. {in time...: Heb. both yesterday and the third day} {feed: or, rule}
1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight {thereof}, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; {which...: or, as much as in you is}
Psalms 75:6-7
For promotion {cometh} neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. {south: Heb. desert}
1 Samuel 10:1
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured {it} upon his head, and kissed him, and said, {Is it} not because the LORD hath anointed thee {to be} captain over his inheritance?
1 Samuel 2:7-8
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Ezekiel 34:23-24
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, {even} my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Psalms 28:9
Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. {feed: or, rule}