Psalms 78 · Verse 72

Psalms 78:72

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Psalms 78:72, King James Version

Psalms 78:72 in other translations

BSBSo David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
WEBSo he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
ASVSo he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
YLTAnd he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!
DARBYAnd he fed them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skilfulness of his hands.
BBESo he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.
WebsterSo he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

What does Psalms 78:72 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:70-72

70-72. God's sovereignty was illustrated in this choice. The contrast is striking--humility and exaltation--and the correspondence is beautiful.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 72 So he fed them - Here David is mentioned as having terminated his reign. He had fed the people, according to the integrity of his heart, for that was ever disposed to do the will of God in the administration of the kingdom: and his hand being skillful in war, he always led them out to victory against their enemies.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:56-72

After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins render even Israelites hateful to God's holiness, and exposed to his justice. Those whom the Lord forsakes become an easy prey to the destroyer. And sooner or later, God will disgrace his enemies. He set a good government over his people; a monarch after his own…

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Psalms 78:72 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֭יִּרְעֵםVai.yir.'emand he shepherded themH7462
כְּתֹ֣םke.Tomaccording to [the] integrity ofH8537
לְבָב֑וֹle.va.Voheart hisH3824
וּבִתְבוּנ֖וֹתu.vit.vu.Notand with [the] skill ofH8394
כַּפָּ֣יוka.Pavhands hisH3709
יַנְחֵֽם\׃yan.Chemhe led themH5148

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 78:72

  • 1 Kings 9:4

    And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:

  • 2 Timothy 2:15

    Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

  • Isaiah 11:2-4

    And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  • Acts 13:22

    And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

  • Psalms 101:1-8

    A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. …

  • 1 Kings 15:5

    Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

  • Psalms 75:2

    When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.

  • Zechariah 11:15-17

    And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

  • 1 Kings 3:6-9

    And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

  • 1 Kings 3:28

    And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

  • James 1:5

    If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

  • Acts 13:36

    For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

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according.
75:2; 101:1-8; 2Sa 8:15; 1Ki 9:4; 15:5; Isa 11:2-4; Ac 13:22,36
guided.
1Ki 3:6-9,28; Zec 11:15-17; 2Co 3:5,6; 2Ti 2:15; Jas 1:5

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Context

  • Psalms 78:71

    From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

  • Psalms 78:72

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

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Psalms 78:72 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y apacentólos con entereza de su corazón; y pastoreólos con la pericia de sus manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il les fit paître selon l’intégrité de son cœur, et les conduisit par l’intelligence de ses mains.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er weidete sie nach der Lauterkeit seines Herzens, und mit der Geschicklichkeit seiner Hände leitete er sie.