Bible verse
from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
Psalm 78:71 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 78.
67 He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.
68 But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
69 He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.
70 He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
72 So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
KJV
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
ASV
From following the ewes that have their young he brought him, To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
ERV
From following the ewes that give suck he brought him, to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
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