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Psalms 78:72

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them with his skillful hands.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he fed them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— So he did shepherd them, according to the singleness of his heart, And, with the discernment of his hands, used he to guide them.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he fed them in the innocence of his heart: and conducted them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— So he fed them according to the simplicitie of his heart, and guided them by the discretion of his hands.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— So he fed them according to the integritie of his heart: and guided them by the skilfulnesse of his hands.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— So he tended them in the innocency of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
So he fed 7462
{7462} Prime
רָעָה
ra`ah
{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to tend a flock, that is, pasture it; intransitively to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension to associate with (as a friend).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
them according to the integrity 8537
{8537} Prime
תֹּם
tom
{tome}
From H8552; completeness; figuratively prosperity; usually (morally) innocence.
of his heart; 3824
{3824} Prime
לֵבָב
lebab
{lay-bawb'}
From H3823; the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like H3820.
and guided 5148
{5148} Prime
נָחָה
nachah
{naw-khaw'}
A primitive root; to guide; by implication to transport (into exile, or as colonists).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
them by the skilfulness 8394
{8394} Prime
תָּבוּן
tabuwn
{taw-boon'}
The second and third forms being feminine; from H0995; intelligence; by implication an argument; by extension caprice.
of his hands. 3709
{3709} Prime
כַּף
kaph
{kaf}
From H3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm tree); figuratively power.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 78:70-72.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 78:40-72.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 78:72

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

(t) He shows where a kings charge stands: that is, to provide faithfully for his people, to guide them by counsel, and defend them by power.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
according:

Psalms 75:2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
Psalms 101:1-8 [[A Psalm of David.]] I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. ... I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
2 Samuel 8:15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
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:
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.
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; ... 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.
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:

guided:

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. ... 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.
Zechariah 11:15-17 And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. ... 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.
2 Corinthians 3:5-6 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God; ... Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
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.
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.
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2S 8:15. 1K 3:6, 28; 9:4; 15:5. Ps 75:2; 101:1. Is 11:2. Zc 11:15. Ac 13:22, 36. 2Co 3:5. 2Ti 2:15. Jm 1:5.

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