King James Version
What Does Psalms 78:70 Mean?
“He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds :”
Context
68
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
69
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. established: Heb. founded
70
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds :
71
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. following: Heb. after
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So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**2-3. situation--**literally, "elevation."
**joy of, &c.--**source of joy.
**sides of the north--**poetically for eminent, lofty, distinguished, as the ancients believed the north to be the highest part of the earth (compare Is 14:13).
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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