Psa 78:70-72, Pro 10:21, Isa 40:11, Jer 3:15, Eze 34:3, Mic 5:4, 7:14 | ESV | STEP | He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds ;

Psalms 78:70-72

70 He ^achose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from ^bfollowing the nursing ewes he brought him
to ^cshepherd Jacob his people,
Israel his ^dinheritance.
72 With ^eupright heart he shepherded them
and ^fguided them with his skillful hand.

Proverbs 10:21

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for ^glack of sense.

Isaiah 40:11

11 ^hHe will tend his flock like a shepherd;
ⁱhe will gather the lambs in his arms;
^jhe will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.

Jeremiah 3:15

15 “‘And ^kI will give you shepherds after my own heart, ^lwho will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Ezekiel 34:3

3 ^mYou eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, ⁿyou slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep.

Micah 5:4

4 And he shall stand ^oand shepherd his flock ^pin the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now ^qhe shall be great
to the ends of the earth.

Micah 7:14

14 ^rShepherd your people ^swith your staff,
the flock of your inheritance,
who dwell alone in a forest
^tin the midst of ^ua garden land; ^{▼▼Hebrew of Carmel}
let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
as in the days of old.