King James Version
Psalms 78:72 in the King James Version says “So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.”
Psalms 78:72 · KJV
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds :
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. following: Heb. after
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“So he fed”
H7462to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
“them according to the integrity”
H8537completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence
“them by the skilfulness”
H8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
“of his hands”
H3709the 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-
“and guided”
H5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
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