Psalm 78:70–72

78:70 He chose David, his servant,

and took him from the sheepfolds.

78:71 He took him away from following the mother sheep,92

and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people,

and of Israel, his chosen nation.93

78:72 David94 cared for them with pure motives;95

he led them with skill.96

92	tn Heb “from after the ewes he brought him.”
93	tn Heb “to shepherd Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.”
94	tn Heb “He”; the referent (David, God’s chosen king, mentioned in v. 70) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
95	tn Heb “and he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart.”
96	tn Heb “and with the understanding of his hands he led them.”