Psalms 78:72

In 11 translations

BSB

So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

KJV

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

WEB

So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

ASV

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

LSV

And he rules them according to the integrity of his heart, || And leads them by the skillfulness of his hands!

YLT

And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!

DBY

And he fed them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skilfulness of his hands.

DRC77:72

And he fed them in the innocence of his heart: and conducted them by the skillfulness of his hands.

GNV

So he fed them according to the simplicitie of his heart, and guided them by the discretion of his hands.

JPS

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

LXXE77:72

So he tended them in the innocency of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַ֭יִּרְעֵם כְּתֹ֣ם לְבָב֑וֹ וּבִתְבוּנ֖וֹת כַּפָּ֣יו יַנְחֵֽם׃

LXX-Br77:72

κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἐποίμανεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἀκακίᾳ τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῇ συνέσει τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ, ὡδήγησεν αὐτούς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Kings 9:4And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,
• 2 Timothy 2:15Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
• Isaiah 11:2–4The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will…
• Acts 13:22After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
• Psalms 101:1–8I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises. I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart. I will set no…
• 1 Kings 15:5For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
• Psalms 75:2“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
• James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• Acts 13:36For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
• 2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
• Zechariah 11:15–17And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor…
• 1 Kings 3:6–9Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving…
• 1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
• 2 Corinthians 3:5–6Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the…

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