Psalms 78:71 - Exposition

From following the ewes great with young he brought him (comp. Isaiah 40:11 ). The Hebrew word translated "ewes great with young" really means "ewes that are giving suck." This is the portion of the flock which needs the tenderest care. To feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance (see 1 Chronicles 11:2 ). As Peter, James, and John were called from their occupation of fishers to be "fishers of men" ( Matthew 4:19 ), so David was called from feeding sheep to feed God's people.