Psalms 78:71

“From following the ewes great with young, etc.] Or, “from after” them f1146; it was usual with the shepherd to put them before him, and to follow them, and gently drive them, which is expressive of his care and tenderness of them; (see <013313>Genesis 33:13,14), the same is observed of David’s antitype, the great and good Shepherd of the sheep, (<234011>Isaiah 40:11). David was a type of Christ as a shepherd; as he kept his father’s sheep, so Christ keeps those that the Father has given him, (<431029>John 10:29), as David kept his flock with great care and courage, and in safety, (<091734>1 Samuel 17:34-36), so does the Lord Jesus Christ keep his flock in safety, and preserves it from Satan,…”

“From following the ewes great with younq - Margin, as in Hebrew, From after. The meaning is, that he followed after them; that is, he attended them, or watched over them as a shepherd. The single word rendered “the ewes great with young” - עול ‛ûl - is a participle from עלוה ‛âlâhô, to ascend, to go up; and then, to bring up, to nourish. The exact idea here is doubtless that of bringing up, or of sucking them, and the word should have been so translated here. It is so rendered by Luther. The idea in our translation has been derived from the Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate. The meaning is, that he brought him from being a shepherd to be the ruler of his people - expressed still in the…”

“From following: Heb. From after ewes: Gen 33:13; Isa 40:11 brought: Psa 75:6, Psa 75:7, Psa 113:7, Psa 113:8; Sa1 2:7, Sa1 2:8; Jer 27:5, Jer 27:6 feed: Sa2 5:2; Ch1 11:2; Eze 34:23, Eze 34:24; Mic 5:2-4; Zac 11:4-17; Mat 2:6 \*marg. Joh 21:15-17; Pe1 5:2 Psalms 78:72”