Psalms 78:65-72

65Then the Lord rose up as though waking from sleep, like a warrior aroused from a drunken stupor.

66He routed his enemies and sent them to eternal shame.

67But he rejected Joseph’s descendants; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

68He chose instead the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loved.

69There he built his sanctuary as high as the heavens, as solid and enduring as the earth.

70He chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens.

71He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants— God’s own people, Israel.

72He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands.