Psalm 78:72

Lessons From Israel's Past

⁷¹ He brought him from following nursing ewes to shepherd Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance. ⁷² And he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skillfulness of his hands.

Faithful and True

Pure Heart

Asaph

David

1 Kings 9:4

As for you, if you walk before me as David your father walked, with {integrity of heart} and with uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, [and if] you keep my ordinances and my judgments,

2 Samuel 8:15

David reigned over all of Israel, and he was administering justice and righteousness for all his people.

1 Kings 3:6-9

Then Solomon said, "You have shown great loyal love with your servant David my father, as he walked before you in faithfulness and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with you. You have shown for him this great loyal love, and you have given a son to him who is sitting on his throne as [it is] this day.

1 Kings 3:28

When all of Israel heard the judgment that the king had rendered, they {stood in awe} of the king, because they realized that the wisdom of God was in him to execute justice.

1 Kings 15:5

because David did right in the eyes of Yahweh and he didn't turn aside from all that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

Psalm 75:2

"I will indeed set an appointed time; I will judge fairly.

Psalm 101:1-8

I will sing of loyal love and justice; I will sing praises to you, O Yahweh.

Isaiah 11:2-4

And the spirit of Yahweh shall rest on him-- a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and might, a spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh.

Zechariah 11:15-17

And Yahweh said to me, "Take again the implements of a foolish shepherd.

Acts 13:22

And [after] removing him, he raised up David for their king, about whom he also said, testifying, 'I have found David the [son] of Jesse [to be] a man in accordance with my heart, who will carry out all my will.'

Acts 13:36

For David, [after] serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and {was buried with} his fathers, and experienced decay.

2 Corinthians 3:5-6

Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as from ourselves, but our adequacy [is] from God,

2 Timothy 2:15

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, a worker having no need to be ashamed, guiding the word of truth along a straight path.

James 1:5

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask for [it] from God, who gives to all without reservation and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.