“"And He chose David His servant" [Psalm 78:71]. The tribe, I say, of Judah, for the sake of David: but David for the sake of Christ: the tribe then of Judah for the sake of Christ. At whose passing by blind men cried out, "Have pity on us, Son of David:" [Matthew 20:30] and immediately by His pity they received light,…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 78
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71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
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69And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
— Psalms 78:71 —
72So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.