Yea, though I walk through the valley of the (d) shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
(d) Though he was in danger of death, as the sheep that wanders in the dark valley without his shepherd.
Verse Psalms 23:4. _YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF_ _DEATH_] The reference is still to the _shepherd_. Though I, as one of the _flock_, should walk through the most dismal val...
YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH - The meaning of this in the connection in which it occurs is this: “God will lead and guide me in the path of righteousness, even though 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
YEA. Moreover. THROUGH. Not into; but "through", and out of it, into resurrection life. VALLEY, &C.. a valley of deep shade: may include (but not necessarily) death's dark valley. EVIL. Hebrew. _ra...
The figure of the shepherd is still continued. "The sheep districts [in Palestine] consist of wide open wolds or downs, reft here and there by deep ravines, in whose sides lurks many a wild beast, the...
The shepherd's care as guide and guardian....
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...
YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH— _Yea, though I should stray into the valley of the shadow of death;_ a valley overspread with the horrors of darkness and of death, being...
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,...
_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 THEY COMFORT ME._ The valley of the shadow of death. The "shadow of dea...
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...
SHADOW OF DEATH] rather, 'deep darkness': see Jeremiah 13:16; Amos 5:8. The ROD was a short oaken club for defence; the STAFF a longer pole for use in climbing, or for leaning upon. An Eastern shepher...
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...
THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH... — This striking expression, to which the genius of Bunyan has given such reality, was probably on Hebrew lips nothing more than a forcible synonym for a dark, gloo...
גַּ֤ם כִּֽי ־אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּ גֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת לֹא
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...
Heart, whose faith and intentions are pure, as well as their actions. --- Vain, by neglecting good works, (St. Jerome) or seeking after trifles; (St. Augustine) or rather, according to the Hebrew, "wh...
Hence the soul, resting upon Jesus, can and will look forward to the hour of death with perfect composure and serenity. It is but a valley, not a dwelling place, he hath to enter. And though he enters...
_THE ABIDING PRESENCE_ ‘I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me.’ Psalms 23:4 We are indebted to David for the suggestion of the greatest, the only real preservative from fear—the realisation of a...
Psalms 22 _ Proper Psalm for Good Friday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 22, 23 = _ Day 4_ (_Evening_)....
4._Though I should walk. _True believers, although they dwell safely under the protection of God, are, notwithstanding, exposed to many dangers, or rather they are liable to all the afflictions which...
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...
YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,.... Which designs not a state of spiritual darkness and ignorance, as sitting in the shadow of death sometimes does, since the psalmist ca...
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 they comfort me. Ver. 4. _Yea, though I walk through the valley of the...
_Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death_ Through a dark and dismal valley, full of terrors and dangers, as this phrase signifies, Job 24:17; Psalms 44:19; Jeremiah 2:6; that is, thoug...
Yea, even when conditions are not so favorable, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, where darkness and terror surround the believer, where the cry of wild beasts from the mountain...
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...
THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH; through a dark and dismal valley, full of terrors and dangers, as this phrase signifies, JOB 24:17 PSALMS 44:19, PSALMS 107:10,14 JER 2:6. I WILL FEAR NO EVI...
Psalms 23:4 walk H3212 (H8799) valley H1516 death H6757 fear H3372 (H8799) evil H7451 rod H7626 staff...
‘Yes, 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.' In the seemingly calm and peaceful mountains of Isra...
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 23:4 I. The place where the words come in the Psalm would of itself be sufficient to refute that interpretation. The Psalm is a series of pictures of a believer's life and confidences, and afte...
Psalms 23:4 I. David's refuge in the valley of the shadow of death was faith in God, the ever-near. David had entered the valley of the shadow of death of the heart. He had been betrayed, insulted, ex...
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 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...
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...
_Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death._ VALLEYS OF THE SHADOW The royal poet is putting a spiritual meaning into the various experiences of his shepherd’s life; and as he once led...
_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...
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
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 23:4 SHADOW OF DEATH. In a VALLEY in the desert of Judah one can encounter deep shadows. One cannot know what bandits or wild animals are lurking in those shadows. These desert va...
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 Corinthians 15:55; 2 Timothy 4:22; Acts 18:10; Acts 18:9; Is
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...
Thy rod and thy staff — Two words denoting the same thing, and both designing God's pastoral care over him....