Psalm 78:72
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So he shepherdedוַ֭יִּרְעֵם
(vai·yir·'em)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
them according to the integrityכְּתֹ֣ם
(ke·tom)
8537: completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplatefrom tamam
of his heart,לְבָבֹ֑ו
(le·va·vov;)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
And guidedיַנְחֵֽם׃
(yan·chem.)
5148: to lead, guidea prim. root
them with his skillfulוּבִתְבוּנֹ֖ות
(u·vit·vu·no·vt)
8394: an understandingfrom bin
hands.כַּפָּ֣יו
(kap·pav)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph


















KJV Lexicon
So he fed
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
them according to the integrity
tom  (tome)
completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence -- full, integrity, perfect(-ion), simplicity, upright(-ly, -ness), at a venture. See 8550.
of his heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
and guided
nachah  (naw-khaw')
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists) -- bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.
them by the skilfulness
tabuwn  (taw-boon')
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice -- discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
of his hands
kaph  (kaf)
the 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-tree); figuratively, power
Parallel Verses
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he shepherded them in the perfection of his heart and in the understanding of his hands he led them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
With unselfish devotion David became their shepherd. With skill he guided them.

King James 2000 Bible
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
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