Psalm 78:70-72

EasyEnglish Bible

⁷⁰ Also, he chose his servant, David.
He took David away from the fields,
⁷¹     so that he no longer took care of his father's sheep.
He became like a shepherd,
    to lead his people, Jacob's descendants.
He ruled the people that belonged to God,
    the Israelite people.^[a]
72 David took care of them with an honest heart.
He was wise in the way that he led them.