Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 23:1
"A Psalm of David." The LORD [is] my shepherd; (a) I shall not want.
(a) He has care over me and ministers all things to me.
"A Psalm of David." The LORD [is] my shepherd; (a) I shall not want.
(a) He has care over me and ministers all things to me.
PSALM XXIII _The Lord is the Pastor of his people; therefore it may be_ _inferred that they shall not want_, 1. _How he guides, feeds, and protects them_, 2, 3. _Even in the greatest dangers they...
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - Compare Genesis 49:24, “From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel;” Psalms 80:1, “Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel.” See also the notes at John 10:1. The comparison of t...
Psalms 23 Christ, the Great Shepherd _ 1. Assurance (Psalms 23:1)_ 2. Comfort (Psalms 23:4) Psalms 1:1;...
XXIII. YAHWEH AS SHEPHERD (PSALMS 23:1) AND HOST (PSALMS 23:5_ F_.). Psalms 23:2_ b._ waters of rest as in _mg._ Psalms 23:3
TITLE.. PSALM. See App-65. See note on title of Psalms 22. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ THE LORD... MY SHEPHERD. One of the Jehovah Titles. See App-4, "Jehovah-Ro'i". Figures of Speech. _Metaphor an...
_The Lord_is _my shepherd_ How natural a figure in a pastoral country, and for the shepherd-king, if the Psalm is his! Jehovah is often spoken of as the Shepherd of Israel, and Israel as His flock, es...
DISCOURSE: 528 DAVID’S CONFIDENCE IN GOD Psalms 23:1. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul...
_David's confidence in God's grace._ A Psalm of David. _TITLE._— לדוד מזמור _mizmor ledavid._ In this psalm David expresses his confidence in God, who had delivered him from the persecutions of Saul,...
PSALMS 23 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The All-Sufficiency of Jehovah. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 23:1-3 a, As Shepherd; Stanza II., Psalms 23:3 b,...
_THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT._ Psalms 23:1 -The Lord's Shepherd-like Care for His People. The image (Psalms 23:1); the reality, the spritual history of even redeemed, one (Psalms 23:3)....
This is a Ps. of simple and unclouded confidence in God, who is described first as a shepherd (Psalms 23:1) and next as an host (Psalms 23:5). The beautiful imagery of the first part would be natural...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
SHEPHERD. — This image, as applied to God, appears in Hebrew literature first (Genesis 48:15; Genesis 49:24) of his relation to the individual (comp. Psalms 119:176); as the shepherd of His people the...
מִזְמֹ֥ור לְ דָוִ֑ד יְהוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְ
Psalms 23:1 THE world could spare many a large book better than this sunny little psalm. It has dried many tears and supplied the mould into which many hearts have poured their peaceful faith. To supp...
THE SONG OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Psalms 23:1 A sabbatic rest breathes through this psalm, the children's favorite; while the oldest and holiest confess that it touches an experience which still lies _b...
In the Messianic application this psalm properly follows that in which the work of the Christ as Saviour is portrayed. It is to those whom He has won through His passion that He becomes known as the S...
Week. This title was found only in the common edition of the Septuagint. (Theodoret) --- The Jews say the psalm was used on Sunday; (Berthier) and the Fathers explain it of the resurrection and ascens...
CONTENTS The Psalmist here expresseth his entire confidence in the Lord, and considers him under the beautiful and interesting character of a shepherd: a well known office of Jesus Christ. A Psalm o...
Psalms 22 _ Proper Psalm for Good Friday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 22, 23 = _ Day 4_ (_Evening_)....
1._Jehovah is my shepherd. _Although God, by his benefits, gently allures us to himself, as it were by a taste of his fatherly sweetness, yet there is nothing into which we more easily fall than into...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 23 AND 24. Psalms 23, 24 go in a certain sense by themselves, giving the perfect confidence in the Shepherd, Jehovah, founded on the experience of what He is in...
THE LORD [IS] MY SHEPHERD,.... This is to be understood not of Jehovah the Father, and of his feeding the people of Israel in the wilderness, as the Targum paraphrases it, though the character of a sh...
Psalms 23:1 «A Psalm of David. » The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. Ver. 1. _The Lord is my shepherd_] This psalm may well be called David's Bucolicon, or pastoral; so daintily hath he stru...
_The Lord is my shepherd_ He hath showed himself to be so by his gracious providences toward me; and he hath kindly taken upon himself that office, and condescended to stand in that relation to me, ha...
The Lord, Jehovah, the God of grace and faithfulness, the Redeemer of mankind, not only God the Father, Genesis 48:15; Genesis 49:24, but also God the Son, Jesus Christ in particular, IS MY SHEPHERD,...
JEHOVAH THE GOOD SHEPHERD. A psalm of David, a hymn written by David by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, an expression not only of David's personal faith and trust, but of the confidence which all...
PSALM 23 THE ARGUMENT The matter of this Psalm gives us some general discovery of the time of its writing; which was when David was delivered out of his distresses, and quietly settled in his kingdom....
Psalms 23:1 Psalm H4210 David H1732 LORD H3068 shepherd H7462 (H8802) want H2637 (H8799) my -...
‘YHWH is my shepherd; I shall not want.' The idea of a shepherd is of one who cares for and watches over his sheep. Kings liked to describe themselves as shepherds of their people when they were feeli...
Psalms 23:1 The whole sentiment and scenery of this poem seems to prove, by accumulative evidence, that it was written at the time when the forty-second Psalm was written: when David had taken refuge...
Psalms 23 This Psalm falls into two halves, in both of which the same general thought of God's guardian care is presented, though under different illustrations, and with some variety of detail. The f...
Psalms 23:1 I. The beauty and power of this verse lie very much in its composure. There is a calmness in it which almost reproduces itself in the mind whenever we say it. The calmness lies in the ass...
We will first read that choicest of all the Psalms, the twenty-third. It is like a precious pearl shining with a mild lustre. This Psalm is, among the other Psalms, what the lark is among the other bi...
Did you ever notice that the 22 nd Psalm exhibits «that great Shepherd of the sheep» as laying down his life for the sheep; that the 23 rd Psalm exhibits «the good Shepherd» with all his sheep around...
We shall view Christ in the office of a shepherd and the first passage we read sets before us faith proving Christ in that office accepting him, trusting him, following him. Psalms 23:1. _The LORD is...
I hope we all know this Psalm by heart, may we also know it by heart-experience! It is a sweet pastoral song just suited to our Sabbath evening worship. There is here no din of arms, no noise of war;...
CONTENTS: David sees Jehovah as his good shepherd. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Jehovah is with (Psalms 23:1) under (Psalms 23:2) beside (Psalms 23:2) after ...
VERSE. 2. _The still waters._ The refreshing or abundant waters; the waters of Shiloh, which flow softly. Psalms 23:3. _He restoreth my soul._ Symmachus reads ανεκτησατο με, he refreshes me, or renov...
_The Lord is my Shepherd._ EXEGESIS OF THE PSALM This Psalm, so personal and tender in its tone, may be called a lyric; and its reference to shepherd life makes it a pastoral; and being such, it beco...
A SONG OF LOVE AND FAITH The Lord is my shepherd. Psalms 23:1. Your mother taught you many things that you did not understand at the time. The twenty-third Psalm was among them. You liked the swing...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 23:1. This psalm describes God in two ways: as the Shepherd who cares for the sheep (vv. Psalms 23:1), and as the Host who cares for his guest
INTRODUCTION “The king who had been the shepherd-boy, and had been taken from the quiet sheepcotes to rule over Israel, sings this little psalm of Him who is the true Shepherd and King of men. We do n...
EXPOSITION THIS little psalm is an idyll of great beauty, describing the peace and calm delight which dwell with one whose trust is wholly in God. David's authorship, asserted in the title, is highly...
Psa 23:1-6, the prayer of David, or a psalm of David, rather. And it is a psalm in which he sees God in three aspects. He sees God first as a shepherd; secondly as a guide; and thirdly as a host. Ther...
1 Peter 2:25; 1 Peter 5:4; Ezekiel 34:11; Ezekiel 34:12; Ezekiel 34:23
THE SHEPHERD PSALM Psalms 23:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is the purpose of today's study to throw us more completely into the arms of the Living God. Our chapter, Psalms 23:1, we have read because it b...