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PSALM 23
2009.10.21
There is enormous comfort and strength in Psalm 23. I have often marveled at how people from all walks in life remember these words in crisis and pain. So often we save this marvelous Psalm for trouble and sorrow. Several years ago a friend asked "why?" "Why do we hear this Psalm only during funerals? Why can’t we hear it in the good times as well?"
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There is enormous comfort and strength in Psalm 23. I have often marveled at how people from all walks in life remember these words in crisis and pain. So often we save this marvelous Psalm for trouble and sorrow. Several years ago a friend asked "why?" "Why do we hear this Psalm only during funerals? Why can’t we hear it in the good times as well?"
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The author was an obscure shepherd before becoming King of Israel. He loved God passionately and understood the tenderness of the good shepherd. He fought wild animals and natural elements to protect the sheep under his care. David is credited for writing this beloved reflection. Come and visit the One Shepherd who will meet the needs of our souls.
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The author was an obscure shepherd before becoming King of Israel. He loved God passionately and understood the tenderness of the good shepherd. He fought wild animals and natural elements to protect the sheep under his care. David is credited for writing this beloved reflection. Come and visit the One Shepherd who will meet the needs of our souls.
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We are the sheep of God’s pasture (Psalm 97:13). God is our shepherd (Psalms 80:1; 95:7). As sheep we are prone to wander (Psalm 119:176; Isaiah 53:6). God delights in carrying lambs in beautiful loving arms (Isaiah 40:11; 2 Samuel 12:3; Luke 15:3-6).
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We are the sheep of God’s pasture (Psalm 97:13). God is our shepherd (Psalms 80:1; 95:7). As sheep we are prone to wander (Psalm 119:176; Isaiah 53:6). God delights in carrying lambs in beautiful loving arms (Isaiah 40:11; 2 Samuel 12:3; Luke 15:3-6).
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God is the good shepherd who wishes to bless us with spiritual nourishment. It is the Lord who leads us to fresh grass for feeding. We will never lack. Our soul food is the word of God.
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God is the good shepherd who wishes to bless us with spiritual nourishment. It is the Lord who leads us to fresh grass for feeding. We will never lack. Our soul food is the word of God.
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The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
for You are with me;
your rod and your staff-
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the
house of the LORD
my whole life long.
