MY
SHEPHERD LOVES ME
05-29-22
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Psa
23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not
want. Psa 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he
leadeth me beside the still waters. Psa 23:3 He restoreth my
soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's
sake. Psa 23:4
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 they comfort
me. Psa
23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine
enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Psa
23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and
I will
dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Psa
23:1 A Psalm [Heb:
song (poem)]
of David [Heb:
loving] [David was a King,
yet he followed God, as a sheep]. The
LORD is
my shepherd [Heb:
to tend a flock, to rule; to
associate with (as a friend): companion] [“to feed, guide and shield
me”
Amplif.]; I
shall not want [Heb:
lack]. Psa
23:2 He maketh me to
lie down [Heb:
make (me) to rest] [in
safety] in
green [(fresh,
tender) grass; good healthy food] pastures
[among other gentle, thoughtful, compassionate, benevolent, kindhearted
sheep (persons)]:
he leadeth me [Heb:
flows with (me); protects,
sustains: carries, feeds, (gently) guides (me)]
beside the still [Heb:
peaceful: comfortable,
quiet] waters
[of like-thinking humanity] [1]. Psa
23:3 He restoreth
[Heb: turns back: brings (back, home again), fetches home again, (cause
to)
return, retrieves, rescues] my soul [i.e.,
my spirit,
my collected thoughts] [“He refreshes and restores my life – my self”
Amplif.]
[i.e., He restores me into the “who” I originally was]:
he leadeth [Heb:
guides]
me in the paths of righteousness [Heb:
the
paths of (natural, moral, legal) right] [“uprightness and
right-standing
with Him” Amplif.] for
his name's sake [for
what Jesus Christ (the anointed) did for me]. Psa
23:4 Yea, though I [from
moment to
moment] walk
through the
[deep, sunless] valley
[Heb: a
gorge (from its lofty sides; hence
narrow)] of
the shadow of death [the
cold menacing ever-present threat, walls of eternal darkness,
i.e., the
looming danger of (total) utter separation from Father God, from His
open
welcoming arms, the warm embrace of shining Light, the all-encompassing
forgiving Love of eternal Life], I
will fear
no evil
[lurking fear, the dread of death is dissolved]
[2]: for
thou art with me; thy rod
[will
protect me]
and thy staff [will
guide me]
they comfort [secure,
gladden, soothe, calm]
me. Psa 23:5 Thou preparest [Heb:
set in a row, arrange, put in order] a
table [Heb:
by implic. a meal] [of revelations] [3] before
me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest [Heb:
fatten, to make fat] [(the most highly desired food)]
my head [my
collected thoughs, my spirit]
with oil [with revelations
through the
Holy Spirit leading me, drawing me ever more intimately, closer
to
Father God]; my
cup [the
depth, width, and height of my comprehension, my level of understanding]
runneth over [Heb:
my satisfaction: my wealth]
[overflows toward other people around me, spilling onto and filling their
cups of blessings]. Psa
23:6 Surely goodness
and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
[as two loving sheep-dogs, my intimate companions, serving together the
beloved
sheep]: and I
will dwell [Heb:
abide] in the
house of the LORD [in
the wonderful sheepfold of Heaven] for ever.
1.
(1 Tim
6:5-8) Perverse disputings
[quarrels] of men of corrupt [Gk: to rot
thoroughly; ruined] minds, and destitute of [impoverished
(without)] the truth [a], supposing [Gk:
regarding, thinking] that gain [wealth, power]
is
godliness [the highest pinnacle of life]: from such
withdraw
thyself [into the quiet welcoming green pastures of Father God]. But
godliness [the highest pinnacle of life] with
contentment is great gain [b]. For we brought nothing
into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And
having food and raiment [Gk: (a covering), clothing] let
us be
therewith content.
a.
(John
14:6) Jesus saith unto
him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh
unto the Father, but by me.
b.
content
= Dict: happy enough with
what one has or is; not desiring something more or different; satisfied.
2.
(1 Cor
15:54-57) So when
this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall
have put
on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is
written, Death
is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting?
O
grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and
the
strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth
us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
3.
revelation
= Dict.: God’s
disclosure or manifestation to man of Himself of His will.
Amen