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In Psalm 23, David looks back at his career as a shepherd and some of what he learned about God during that time. Pastor Adam Martin gives a line by line exp...
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Oct 15, 2024 · Psalm 23: 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul, He guides me along the right...
Jul 13, 2020 · Join us as Pastor David Guzik teaches on Psalm 23. Most think it was a Psalm of David's maturity, but with vivid remembrance of his youth as a shepherd. It a...
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Mar 13, 2018 · God as Shepherd. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. (Ps. 23:1) David opens his psalm with a simple but profound statement, “The LORD is my shepherd.” The word LORD translates the proper name of God (Heb. יהוה YHWH), His covenant name, which means “I am who I am.”
- 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...
Psalm 23. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. God is our Shepherd and like a Good Shepherd, He will provide for His own for every need we will ever have (Philippians 4:19). It does not mean that He will provide for every thing we want, but for everything that we need.
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Apr 5, 2024 · Below is a line-by-line summary for this beloved Psalm, explaining the meaning of some of the most comforting words ever written, and pointing you to our Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ (John 10:11,14). God has used Psalm 23 to encourage His people for more than 3,000 years.
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