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1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff...
- A. The Lord as Shepherd Sustains.
- B. The Lord as Shepherd leads.
- C. The Lord as host.
1. (1) A declaration and its immediate result.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. a. The LORD is my shepherd: David thought about God, the God of Israel; as he thought about his relationship with God, he made the analogy of a shepherd and his sheep. God was like a shepherdto David, and David was like a sheep to God. i. In one sense, this was not unusual. There are other references to this analogy between the deity and his followers in ancient Middle Eastern cultures. “In all Eastern thought, and very definitely in Biblical literat...
2. (2) How the Shepherd sustains.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. a. He makes me to lie down: The LORD as a shepherd knew how to make David rest when he needed it, just as a literal shepherd would care for his sheep. The implication is that a sheep doesn’t always know what it needs and what is best for itself, and so needs help from the shepherd. i. “The loveliest image afforded by the natural world, is here represented to the imagination; that of a flock, feeding in verdant mea...
1. (3) Where the Shepherd leads and why.
He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. a. He restores my soul: The tender care of the shepherd described in the previous verse had its intended effect. David’s soul was restored by the figurative green pastures and still watersthe shepherd brought him to. i. Restoreshas the idea of the rescue of a lost one. “It may picture the straying sheep brought back.” (Kidner) ii. “In Hebrew the words ‘restores my soul’ can mean ‘brings me to repentance’ (or c...
2. (4) The gift of the Shepherd’s presence.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. a. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death: This is the first dark note in this beautiful psalm. Previously David wrote of green pastures and still waters and paths of righteousness. Yet when following the LORD as shepherd, one may still walk through the valley of the shadow of death. i. David used this powerful phrase to speak...
1. (5) Blessing in the presence of danger.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. a. You prepare a table before me: Without departing from the previous picture of the valley of the shadow of death, David envisioned the provision and goodness given by the LORD as a host, inviting David to a rich tableprepared for him. i. “Here the second allegory begins. A magnificent banquet is provided by a most liberal and benevolent host; who has not only the bounty to feed me, bu...
2. (6) Blessing for the future.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORDForever. a. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: The host’s care brought the goodness and mercy of God to David, and he lived in the faithful expectation of it continuing all the days of his life. i. “Mercy is the covenant-word rendered ‘steadfast love’ elsewhere…. Together with goodnessit suggests the steady kindness and support that one can count on in th...
The king who had been the shepherd-boy, and had been taken from the quiet sheep-cotes to rule over Israel, sings this little psalm of Him who is the true Shepherd and King of men. We do not know at what period of David’s life it was written, but it sounds as if it were the work of his later years.
Psalm 23:3. He restoreth my soul — Hebrew, נפשׁי ישׁובב , naphshi jeshobeb, my soul he bringeth, or, will bring back, namely, from its errors or wanderings. No creature is more ready to go astray than a sheep, or more at a loss to find its way back.
1. (Psalm 23:1) A declaration and its immediate result. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. a. The LORD is my shepherd: David thought about God, the God of Israel; as he thought about his relationship with God, he made the analogy of a shepherd and his sheep. God was like a shepherd to David, and David was like a sheep to God. i.
1. The redeemed captives giving thanks to God for their liberty. 2. Acknowledging that God had brought back their lives from the grave. 3. They represent themselves in Judea as a flock in an excellent pasture. 4. They declare that from the dangers they have passed through, and from which God had delivered them, they can have no fear of any enemy.
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Jul 9, 2004 · The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.
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