# Psalms 78.70

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 68. But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved. 69. And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
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> **70. He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds:**
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> 71. From following the ewes that have their young he brought him, To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72. So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. (Psalms 78:68-72, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 68. But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. 69. He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
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> **70. He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;**
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> 71. from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance. 72. So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands. (Psalms 78:68-72, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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. <sup>established: Heb. founded</sup>
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> **70. He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:**
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> 71. From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. <sup>following: Heb. after</sup> 72. So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. (Psalms 78:68-72, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 68. And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved, 69. And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.
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> **70. And He fixeth on David His servant, And taketh him from the folds of a flock,**
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> 71. From behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance. 72. And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them! (Psalms 78:68-72, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [H0977 - bachar](/codex/h0977-bachar/), *bachar*, Strong's H0977
- [H5650 - ebed](/codex/h5650-ebed/), *ebed*, Strong's H5650

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H0977 - bachar](/codex/h0977-bachar/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.