Psalms 78:72

“So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart, etc.] Or, “reigned over them”, as the Targum; that is, over the people of Israel, and which he did in such manner as showed uprightness of heart, and that he was, as his character is, a man after God’s own heart: it appeared, by his administration of government, that he sought not his own honour and interest, and the aggrandizing of his family, but the good of his people, and the glory of God; and this character, in the fullest extent, and highest sense of it, best agrees with Christ, the righteous branch raised unto David, (<242305>Jeremiah 23:5 <661503>Revelation 15:3,4 <430718>John 7:18), and guided them by the skilfulness of his…”

“So he fed them - He performed toward them the office of a shepherd. According to the integrity of his heart - literally, “According to the perfection of his heart.” That is, he was upright and pure in the administration of his government. And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands - literally, “by the understanding of his hands” - as if the hand had been endued with intelligence. Compare Psalms 144:1 : “Which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.” See also Psalms 137:5. The idea is, that he administered the government with integrity and uprightness. This is a beautiful tribute to the integrity and purity of the administration of David. It is not the language of flattery;…”

“according: Psa 75:2, Psa 101:1-8; Sa2 8:15; Kg1 9:4, Kg1 15:5; Isa 11:2-4; Act 13:22, Act 13:36 guided: Kg1 3:6-9, Kg1 3:28; Zac 11:15-17; Co2 3:5, Co2 3:6; Ti2 2:15; Jam 1:5 Next: Psalms Chapter 79”