Psalm 78:72
Strong's Lexicon
So [David] shepherded them
וַ֭יִּרְעֵם (way·yir·‘êm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7462: 1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tend, pasture 1a1a) to shepherd 1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a1c) of people as flock (fig) 1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst) 1a2) to feed, graze 1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig) 1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess 2) to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable) 2a) (Qal) to associate with 2b) (Hithpael) to be companions 3) (Piel) to be a special friend

with integrity
כְּתֹ֣ם (kə·ṯōm)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8537: 1) integrity, completeness 1a) completeness, fulness 1b) innocence, simplicity 1c) integrity

of heart
לְבָב֑וֹ (lə·ḇā·ḇōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3824: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage

and guided them
יַנְחֵֽם׃ (yan·ḥêm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5148: 1) to lead, guide 1a) (Qal) to lead, bring 1b) (Hiphil) to lead, guide

with skillful
וּבִתְבוּנ֖וֹת (ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8394: 1) understanding, intelligence 1a) the act of understanding 1a1) skill 1b) the faculty of understanding 1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight 1c) the object of knowledge 1d) teacher (personification)

hands.
כַּפָּ֣יו (kap·pāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3709: 1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand 1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand 1b) power 1c) sole (of the foot) 1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects 1d1) of thigh-joint 1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow) 1d3) hollow (of sling) 1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees) 1d5) handles (as bent)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

Young's Literal Translation
And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He shepherded them with a pure heart and guided them with his skillful hands.

New American Standard Bible
So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them with his skillful hands.

King James Bible
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.

New Living Translation
He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands.

English Standard Version
With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.

New American Standard Bible
So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them with his skillful hands.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He shepherded them with a pure heart and guided them with his skillful hands.

International Standard Version
David shepherded them with a devoted heart, and led them with skillful hands.

NET Bible
David cared for them with pure motives; he led them with skill.

American Standard Version
So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

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

Young's Literal Translation
And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!
















Cross References
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:

Ecclesiastes 2:21
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Ezekiel 34:2
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 78:71
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Psalm 78:70
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Psalm 78:69
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

Psalm 79:1
O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

Psalm 79:2
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

Psalm 79:3
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
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