Psalm 23

Psalm 23 v. 1. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. A. David had been a shepherd of sheep made into a shepherd of men. PSA 78:70-72. 1. He was a shepherd who needed a shepherd and claimed none less than Almighty God as his Shepherd who fed and guided him. 2. The LORD is Israel's shepherd (PSA 80:1) but he is personally David's shepherd. Our relationship with our God is all the more special when it is personal. GAL 2:20. 3. David the shepherd and shepherd-king would feed, guide and reign again i...

v. 3. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. A. “He restoreth my soul...” 1. restore: To give back, to make return or restitution of (anything previously taken away or lost). c/w JOB 33:27-30. 2. The best of sheep are prone to wander off and get lost (PSA 119:176) and therefore need to be returned by conversion. PSA 19:7; JAM 5:19-20. 3. Upon return, the joy of salvation may also be restored. PSA 51:12. B. “...He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness...