Psalm 139: 1- 4 O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
The religious leaders were to picture themselves as shepherds. In reality, as leaders of the nation, they should have been serving as shepherds of God’s people.