Psalm 78:72 {77:72}
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And he fed them in the innocence of his heart: and conducted them by the skilfulness of his hands.

1 Kings 9:4
And if thou wilt walk before me, as thy father walked, in simplicity of heart, and in uprightness: and wilt do all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my ordinances, and my judgments,

Ecclesiastes 2:21
For when a man laboureth in wisdom, and knowledge, and carefulness, he leaveth what he hath gotten to an idle man: so this also is vanity, and a great evil.

Ezekiel 34:2
Son of man, prophesy concerning the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to the shepherds: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, that fed themselves: should not the flocks be fed by the shepherds?

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

according

Psalm 75:2 When I shall take a time, I will judge justices.

Psalm 101:1-8 A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing, . . .

2 Samuel 8:15 And David reigned over all Israel: and David did judgment and justice to all his people.

1 Kings 9:4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as thy father walked, in simplicity of heart, and in uprightness: and wilt do all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my ordinances, and my judgments,

1 Kings 15:5 Because David had done that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from any thing that he commanded him, all the days of his life, except the matter of Urias, the Hethite.

Isaiah 11:2-4 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding, the spirit of counsel, and of fortitude, the spirit of knowledge, and of godliness. . . .

Acts 13:22,36 And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills. . . .

guided

1 Kings 3:6-9,28 And Solomon said: Thou hast shewed great mercy to thy servant David, my father, even as he walked before thee in truth, and justice, and an upright heart with thee: and thou hast kept thy great mercy for him, and hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. . . .

Zechariah 11:15-17 And the Lord said to me: Take to thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. . . .

2 Corinthians 3:5,6 Not that we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves, as of ourselves: but our sufficiency is from God. . . .

2 Timothy 2:15 Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

James 1:5 But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all men abundantly and upbraideth not. And it shall be given him.

Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
71To feed Jacob his servant and Israel his inheritance. 72And he fed them in the innocence of his heart: and conducted them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Lexicon
So [David] shepherded them
וַ֭יִּרְעֵם (way·yir·‘êm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

with integrity
כְּתֹ֣ם (kə·ṯōm)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8537: Completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplate

of heart
לְבָב֑וֹ (lə·ḇā·ḇōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

and guided them
יַנְחֵֽם׃ (yan·ḥêm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5148: To guide, to transport

with skillful
וּבִתְבוּנ֖וֹת (ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8394: Intelligence, an argument, caprice

hands.
כַּפָּ֣יו (kap·pāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan


Additional Translations
So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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