🎵WEB · Psalms 78:71
What does Psalms 78:71 mean?
"from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance."
— Psalms 78:71 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.
So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
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