Psalm 78:70–71
Psalm 78:70–71 — English Standard Version (ESV)
70 He chose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from following the nursing ewes he brought him
to shepherd Jacob his people,
Israel his inheritance.
Psalm 78:70–71 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
70 He chose David also his servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds:
71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him
To feed Jacob his people,
And Israel his inheritance.
Psalm 78:70–71 — New Living Translation (NLT)
70 He chose his servant David,
calling him from the sheep pens.
71 He took David from tending the ewes and lambs
and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants—
God’s own people, Israel.
Psalm 78:70–71 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
70 He also chose David His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 From following the ewes that had young He brought him,
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
Psalm 78:70–71 — New Century Version (NCV)
70 He chose David to be his servant
and took him from the sheep pens.
71 He brought him from tending the sheep
so he could lead the flock, the people of Jacob,
his own people, the people of Israel.
Psalm 78:70–71 — American Standard Version (ASV)
70 He chose David also his servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds:
71 From following the ewes that have their young he brought him,
To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
Psalm 78:70–71 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
70 And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the suckling-ewes, he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
Psalm 78:70–71 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
70 He chose his servant David.
He took him from the sheep pens.
71 He brought him from tending the ewes that had lambs
so that David could be the shepherd of the people of Jacob,
of Israel, the people who belonged to the Lord.
Psalm 78:70–71 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
70 He chose David His servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 He brought him from tending ewes
to be shepherd over His people Jacob—
over Israel, His inheritance.
Psalm 78:70–71 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
70 He chose his servant David,
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from tending the nursing ewes he brought him
to be the shepherd of his people Jacob,
of Israel, his inheritance.
Psalm 78:70–71 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
70 And he chose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds.
71 He brought him from following nursing ewes
to shepherd Jacob, his people,
and Israel, his inheritance.
Psalm 78:70–71 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
70 He chose his servant David.
He took him from the sheep pens.
71 He brought him from tending sheep
to be the shepherd of his people Jacob.
He made him the shepherd of Israel, his special people.
Psalm 78:70–71 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
70 He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.