Psalm 89:19 also speaks of God choosing a mighty one from the people — directly parallel to David's election here.

Psalm 89:20 says 'I have found David my servant' and anointed him — the same choosing described here.

In Psalm 89:3, God declares His covenant with David, the chosen one — directly echoing the election from the sheepfolds.

1 Samuel 16:11 shows David keeping sheep when Samuel arrives — the exact event of being taken from the sheepfolds.

1 Samuel 16:12 records David's anointing — the fulfillment of God's choice mentioned here.

2 Samuel 6:21 has David acknowledging God chose him over Saul — directly echoing this verse.

In 2 Samuel 7:8, God directly says 'I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep' — the same event Psalm 78:70 recounts.

In Amos 7:15, the Lord 'took me from following the flock' — almost identical language to Psalm 78:70's description of David's call.

Acts 13:22 quotes God raising up David as a man after His heart — the NT witness to this choosing.

1 Samuel 13:14 announces God's choice of a man after His own heart — the same David chosen from the sheepfolds in Psalm 78:70.

1 Samuel 16:19 shows David being summoned from tending sheep — the very context of God's choice described in Psalm 78:70.

2 Samuel 5:2 recalls God's promise that David would shepherd Israel — echoing his origin as a literal shepherd from the sheepfolds.

1 Chronicles 17:7 records God telling David He took him from the pasture and sheep — the exact event summarized in Psalm 78:70.

2 Samuel 23:1 identifies David as the anointed of God — the same David whom God chose from the sheepfolds in Psalm 78:70.

In Exodus 3:10, God calls Moses from tending sheep to lead Israel out of Egypt — a parallel divine call from shepherding to leadership.