Psalm 23, Study
1
¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD is
my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the
paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
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.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in
the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth
over.
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.
Word studies:
A.
the shadow of death <06757>
Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death <06757> stain it; let a cloud
dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Job 10:21
Before I go whence I shall not
return, even to the land of darkness
and the shadow of death <06757>;
Job 10:22
A land of darkness, as darkness itself;
and of the shadow of death <06757>, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Job 12:22
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light
the shadow of death <06757>.
Job 16:16
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death <06757>;
Job 24:17
For the morning is to them
even as the shadow of death <06757>: if one know them, they are in
the terrors of the shadow of death <06757>.
Job 28:3
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the
stones of darkness, and the shadow of death <06757>.
Job 34:22
There is no darkness, nor
shadow of death <06757>, where the workers of iniquity may hide
themselves.
Job 38:17
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the
doors of the shadow of death <06757>?
Ps 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
<06757>, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Ps 44:19
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us
with the shadow of death <06757>.
Ps 107:10 ¶ Such as sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death <06757>, being
bound in affliction and iron;
Ps 107:14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death <06757>,
and brake their bands in sunder.
Isa 9:2
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that
dwell in the land of the shadow of death <06757>, upon them hath the
light shined.
Jer 2:6
Neither said they, Where is
the LORD that brought us up out of the
Jer 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before
your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he
turn it into the shadow of death <06757>, and make it gross
darkness.
Am 5:8
Seek him that maketh the seven
stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death <06757> into the
morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the
sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
B.
thy staff <04938>
Ex 21:19
If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff <04938>, then
shall he that smote him be quit: only
he shall pay for the loss of his
time, and shall cause him to be
thoroughly healed.
Nu 21:18
The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with
their staves <04938>. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
Jud 6:21
Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff <04938>
that was in his hand, and touched the
flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and
consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD
departed out of his sight.
2Ki 4:29
Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff
<04938> in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him
not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff
<04938> upon the face of the child.
2Ki 4:31
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff <04938> upon
the face of the child; but there was
neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him,
saying, The child is not awaked.
2Ki 18:21
Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff <04938> of this bruised
reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a
man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
Ps 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 <04938> they comfort me.
Isa 3:1 ¶ For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of
hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff
<04938>, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
Isa 36:6
Lo, thou trustest in the staff <04938> of this broken reed, on
Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that
trust in him.
Eze 29:6
And all the inhabitants of
Zec 8:4
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women
dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff <04938>
in his hand for very age.
C.
a table
<07979> = Table for the Shewbread, a
King’s table à The Lord’s Table à The Wedding
Ex 25:23 ¶ Thou shalt also make a table
<07979> of shittim wood: two
cubits shall be the length thereof,
and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
Ex 25:27
Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to
bear the table <07979>.
Ex 25:28
And thou shalt make the staves of
shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table <07979> may be
borne with them.
Ex 25:30
And thou shalt set upon the table <07979> shewbread before me
alway.
Ex 26:35
And thou shalt set the table <07979> without the vail, and the
candlestick over against the table <07979> on the side of the tabernacle
toward the south: and thou shalt put the table <07979> on the north side.
Ex 30:27
And the table <07979> and all his vessels, and the candlestick and
his vessels, and the altar of incense,
Ex 31:8
And the table <07979> and his furniture, and the pure candlestick
with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
Ex 35:13
The table <07979>, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the
shewbread,
Ex 37:10 ¶ And he made the table
<07979> of shittim wood: two cubits
was the length thereof, and a cubit
the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
Ex 37:14
Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to
bear the table <07979>.
Ex 37:15
And he made the staves of
shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table <07979>.
Ex 37:16
And he made the vessels which were
upon the table <07979>, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and
his covers to cover withal, of pure
gold.
Ex 39:36
The table <07979>, and
all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,
Ex 40:4
And thou shalt bring in the table <07979>, and set in order the
things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the
candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
Ex 40:22
And he put the table <07979> in the tent of the congregation, upon
the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
Ex 40:24
And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against
the table <07979>, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
Le 24:6
And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table
<07979> before the LORD.
Nu 3:31
And their charge shall be the
ark, and the table <07979>, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the
vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the
service thereof.
Nu 4:7
And upon the table <07979> of shewbread they shall spread a cloth
of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers
to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
Jud 1:7
And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and
their great toes cut off, gathered their
meat under my table <07979>: as I have done, so God hath requited me.
And they brought him to
1Sa 20:29
And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in
the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me
get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the
king's table <07979>.
1Sa 20:34
So Jonathan arose from the table <07979> in fierce anger, and did
eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because
his father had done him shame.
2Sa 9:7
And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness
for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy
father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table <07979> continually.
2Sa 9:10
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for
him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits,
that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son
shall eat bread alway at my table <07979>. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and
twenty servants.
2Sa 9:11
Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king
hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table
<07979>, as one of the king's sons.
2Sa 9:13
So Mephibosheth dwelt in
2Sa 19:28
For all of my father's house
were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among
them that did eat at thine own table <07979>. What right therefore have I
yet to cry any more unto the king?
1Ki 2:7
But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them
be of those that eat at thy table <07979>: for so they came to me when I
fled because of Absalom thy brother.
1Ki 4:27
And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that
came unto king Solomon's table <07979>, every man in his month: they
lacked nothing.
1Ki 7:48 ¶ And Solomon made all the vessels
that pertained unto the house of the
LORD: the altar of gold, and the table <07979> of gold, whereupon the
shewbread was,
D. thou anointest <01878> (8765) =
grow fat, become fat, become prosperous, anoint à Blessed ?
Ex 27:3
And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes <01878>, and his
shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels
thereof thou shalt make of brass.
Nu 4:13
And they shall take away the ashes <01878> from the altar, and
spread a purple cloth thereon:
De 31:20
For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto
their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and
filled themselves, and waxen fat <01878>; then will they turn unto other
gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
Ps 20:3
Remember all thy offerings, and accept <01878> thy burnt
sacrifice; Selah.
Ps 23:5
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou
anointest <01878> my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Pr 11:25 ¶ The liberal soul shall be made fat
<01878>: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Pr 13:4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth,
and hath nothing: but the soul of the
diligent shall be made fat <01878>.
Pr 15:30 ¶ The light of the eyes rejoiceth the
heart: and a good report maketh
<01878> the bones fat <01878>.
Pr 28:25 ¶ He that is of a proud heart
stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat
<01878>.
Isa 34:6
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat <01878>
with fatness, and with the blood of
lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a
sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the
Isa 34:7
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the
bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat
<01878> with fatness.
E.
runneth over <07310>
Ps 23:5
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou
anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over <07310>.
Ps 66:12
Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and
through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy <07310> place.
F.
for ever <0753> <03117>
Lit: “for
the length of days”.
That
means: all the days from now on, and it includes the Last Day that will last
for an eternity.
Cross
References:
Verse 1
Ps 79:13
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for
ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Ps 80:1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician upon
Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.>> Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou
that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Isa 40:11
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with
his arm, and carry them in his bosom,
and shall gently lead those that are
with young.
Jer 23:3
And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I
have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be
fruitful and increase.
Jer 23:4
And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they
shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the
LORD.
Eze 34:11
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
Eze 34:12
As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his
sheep that are scattered; so will I
seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been
scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Eze 34:23
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed
them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Eze 34:24
And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among
them; I the LORD have spoken it.
Mic 5:2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though
thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Mic 5:4
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty
of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be
great unto the ends of the earth.
Joh 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
Joh 10:14
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep,
and am known of mine.
Joh 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Joh 10:28
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither
shall any man pluck them out of my
hand.
Joh 10:29
My Father, which gave them me,
is greater than all; and no man is
able to pluck them out of my Father's
hand.
Joh 10:30
I and my Father are one.
Heb 13:20
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting
covenant,
1Pe 2:25
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the
Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
1Pe 5:4
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of
glory that fadeth not away.
Re 7:17
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and
shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes.
Ps 34:9
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there
is no want to them that fear him.
Ps 34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD
shall not want any good thing.
Ps 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and
shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Mt 6:33
But seek ye first the
Lu 12:30
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your
Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Lu 12:31
But rather seek ye the
Lu 12:32
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give
you the kingdom.
Ro 8:32
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how
shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Php 4:19
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory
by Christ Jesus.
Verse 2
Isa 30:23
Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground
withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and
plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
Eze 34:13
And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the
countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the
mountains of
Eze 34:14
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of
Ps 46:4
There is a river, the streams
whereof shall make glad the city of
Isa 49:9
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They
shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall
be in all high places.
Isa 49:10
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite
them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of
water shall he guide them.
Re 7:17
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and
shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes.
Re 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of
life freely.
Re 22:1 ¶ And he shewed me a pure river of
water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the
Lamb.
Re 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say,
Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the
water of life freely.
Job 34:29
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him?
whether it be done against a nation,
or against a man only:
Isa 8:6
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly,
and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Verse 3
Ps 19:7 ¶ The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the
testimony of the LORD is sure, making
wise the simple.
Ps 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Ps 51:12
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Ps 85:4
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to
cease.
Ps 85:5
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to
all generations?
Ps 85:6
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Ps 85:7
Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
Ps 119:176 ¶ I have gone astray like a lost
sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
Job 33:30
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of
the living.
Jer 32:37
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven
them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again
unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
Jer 32:38
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
Jer 32:39
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for
ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
Jer 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn
away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that
they shall not depart from me.
Jer 32:41
Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in
this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Jer 32:42
For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon
this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
Ho 14:4 ¶ I will heal their backsliding, I
will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
Ho 14:5
I will be as the dew unto
Ho 14:6
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree,
and his smell as
Ho 14:7
They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the
scent thereof shall be as the wine of
Ho 14:8 ¶ Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy
fruit found.
Ho 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall
understand these things? prudent, and
he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors
shall fall therein.
Mic 7:8
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I
sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a
light unto me.
Mic 7:9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD,
because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute
judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
Mic 7:18
Who is a God like unto thee,
that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his
heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Mic 7:19
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our
iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Lu 22:31
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
Lu 22:32
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art
converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Re 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and
repent.
Ps 5:8
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy
way straight before my face.
Ps 34:3
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Verse 4
Ps 44:19
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us
with the shadow of death.
Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon
it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Job 10:21
Before I go whence I shall not
return, even to the land of darkness
and the shadow of death;
Job 10:22
A land of darkness, as darkness itself;
and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as
darkness.
Job 24:17
For the morning is to them
even as the shadow of death: if one
know them, they are in the terrors of
the shadow of death.
Jer 2:6
Neither said they, Where is
the LORD that brought us up out of the
Lu 1:79
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Ps 3:6
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
Ps 27:1 ¶ <<A Psalm of David.>> The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom
shall I be afraid?
Ps 27:2
When the wicked, even mine
enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Ps 27:3
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though
war should rise against me, in this will
I be confident.
Ps 27:4
One thing have I desired of
the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all
the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his
temple.
Ps 46:1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician for
the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.>> God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Ps 46:2
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the
mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Ps 46:3
Though the waters thereof roar
and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Ps 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will
not fear: what can man do unto me?
Ps 138:7
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt
stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand
shall save me.
Isa 41:10 ¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea,
I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my
righteousness.
1Co 15:55
O death, where is thy sting? O
grave, where is thy victory?
1Co 15:56
The sting of death is sin; and
the strength of sin is the law.
1Co 15:57
But thanks be to God, which
giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ps 14:5
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Ps 46:11
The LORD of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah.
Isa 8:9 ¶ Associate yourselves, O ye people,
and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird
yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be
broken in pieces.
Isa 8:10
Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and
it shall not stand: for God is with
us.
Isa 43:1 ¶ But now thus saith the LORD that
created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have
redeemed thee, I have called thee by
thy name; thou art mine.
Isa 43:2
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow
thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither
shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Zec 8:23
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all
languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew,
saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Mt 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Mt 28:20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.
Verse 5
Ps 22:26
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that
seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
Ps 22:29
All they that be fat upon
earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before
him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
Ps 31:19 ¶ Oh how great is thy
goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons
of men!
Ps 31:20
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of
man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Ps 104:15
And wine that maketh glad the
heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
Job 36:16
Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which
should be set on thy table should be
full of fatness.
Isa 25:6 ¶ And in this mountain shall the
LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on
the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
Joh 6:53
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat
the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
Joh 6:54
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I
will raise him up at the last day.
Joh 6:55
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
Joh 6:56
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in
him.
Joh 10:9
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall
go in and out, and find pasture.
Joh 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I
am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Joh 16:22
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your
heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Ps 45:7
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy
God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Ps 92:10
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the
horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Am 6:6
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief
ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Mt 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
2Co 1:21
Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
1Jo 2:20 ¶ But ye have an unction from the
Holy One, and ye know all things.
1Jo 2:27
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye
need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all
things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall
abide in him.
Ps 16:5
The LORD is the portion of
mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Ps 116:13
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
1Co 10:16
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood
of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of
Christ?
Eph 3:20
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we
ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Verse 6
Ps 30:11
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my
sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Ps 30:12
To the end that my glory may
sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto
thee for ever.
Ps 36:7
How excellent is thy
lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the
shadow of thy wings.
Ps 36:8
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and
thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Ps 36:9
For with thee is the fountain
of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Ps 36:10
O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy
righteousness to the upright in heart.
Ps 103:17
But the mercy of the LORD is
from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness
unto children's children;
2Co 1:10
Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we
trust that he will yet deliver us;
2Ti 4:18
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Ps 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Ps 17:15
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be
satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Ps 73:24
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Ps 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but thee?
and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
Ps 73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth: but
God is the strength of my heart, and
my portion for ever.
2Co 5:1 ¶ For we know that if our earthly
house of this tabernacle were
dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in
the heavens.
Php 1:23
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be
with Christ; which is far better:
Ps 21:4
He asked life of thee, and
thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
Structure of
this Psalm:
1. My present condition:
1A. Who is the Shepherd ?
The LORD, Ex 20:1 I
AM the One who brought you out of bondage
Jehovah, Isa 43:11 I AM Jehovah, and beside Me there is no Savior
Savior, Isa
43:11 The name Jehovah is
intimately associated with salvation
Jesus, John 14:6 I AM the Way … no man cometh unto the Father but by Me
I AM, John
14:6 I AM the Bread of life, the
Light of the world, the door, the good Shepherd,
the Resurrection and the Life, the Way the Truth and the Life.
1B. Who are the sheep ?
my Shepherd Ezek 34:15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down
My shepherd John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them
I am His sheep John
10:27 And they follow Me
The Good Shepherd John 10:11,14 I Am the Good Shepherd
He bought me back Matt 20:28 The Son of Man … to give His life a ransom for many
1C.
I shall not want John 10:28 I give unto them eternal life
I shall lack nothing Rom 8:32 He that spared not His own Son … how shall He not with Him
also freely give us all things
2. This is how the Shepherd gathers His
sheep:
(This is how I became saved)
2A. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures
How did
this happen to me, a rebellious sinner ?
He brought
a calamity à He took me out of Satan’s kingdom à into His Kingdom (
He gave me
peace à He gave me to eat the Word of God
2B. He leadeth me beside the still waters
The water
of the Gospel (John 4:10)
“still
waters” = Lit: “Restful waters”
Come unto
Me……… and I will give you Rest (Matt
11:28)
2C. He restoreth my
soul
Gave me a
New Soul that has the Righteousness of God (Rom 3:22)
He made me
Born Again, Born of God (John 3)
He made me
into a New Creation (II Cor 5:17)
2D. He leadeth me in
the paths of righteousness
Spend time
in the Word of God (Psalm 19:7)
He gave my
life a New Direction: focus not on things, but on people (Prov 11:30)
The New
Boss gave me a blank cheque
2E. He does that for
His name's sake
He took
the initiative, He gets all the credit, and He will complete it until the Day (Phil 1:6)
He did it
all for the glory of God; He was our forerunner
Therefore,
whatever we do, we do it unto the glory of God, as Christ in my place (I Cor 10:31)
3. This is how the Shepherd tends His
flock:
(Testing programs for our own benefit)
3A. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death
The valley
of the shadow of death = This world in the grip of Satan (Psa 107:8-15, 1Joh 5:19)
No bed of
roses down here; this is a sin cursed earth
We are
still in this world, surrounded by troubles
3B. I will fear no evil
I fear no
evil from Satan: Why ? à for Thou art with me
I fear no
evil from Judgment Day: Why ? à for Thou art with me
3C. for Thou art with me
The Lord
is my Helper … What can man do to me ? (Heb
13:5-6)
If He is
on my side I am in a majority
3D. Thy rod comforts me
Thy rod of
correction keeps me from straying
Foolishness
needs a rod of correction (Prov 22:15)
3E. Thy staff comforts
me
The staff
is something we trust in, and we can lean on
Not a
man’s staff; it is the staff of God à Christ as the Word of God
(Judg 6:21, Isa 3:1)
4. Overflowing Blessings Now: (I can see His hand
in my life)
4A. Thou preparest a table before me
This
refers to the Table of Shewbread
A Table in
the Worship Service à The Lord’s Table
4B. in the presence of
mine enemies
But let
their table become a snare to them (Psalm
69:22, Rom 11:9)
4C. Thou anointest my
head with oil
Only
Prophets, Priests and Kings were anointed; what an honor He bestows on me.
4D. my cup runneth over
What an
honor to be the King’s son
5. Goodness and Mercy Forever
5A. Surely goodness
shall follow me all the days of my life
Not my
goodness, but the Goodness of God (Psalm
107:9)
5B. and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life
What is
the Mercy of God ? à The forgiveness of all my sins through
Christ’s Atonement on the
Cross. Mercy = Withholding what I do deserve.
5C. and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for
ever
I am in
the Household of God, in His family
“for
ever” = Lit: “for the length of days” , all the days from now on,
including the Last Day