Psalm 23-26 - Yahweh Is My Shepherd

Yahweh Is My Shepherd

Psa 23:1-6 LSB - [1] A Psalm of David. 

Yahweh is my shepherd, I shall not want. 

Isa 40:11 LSB - [11] Like a shepherd He will shepherd His flock; 

In His arm He will gather the lambs 

And carry [them] in His bosom; 

He will gently lead the nursing [ewes].

[2] He makes me lie down in green pastures; 

He leads me beside quiet waters. 

Rev 7:17 LSB - [17] for the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of the water of life. And God WILL WIPE EVERY TEAR FROM THEIR EYES."

[3] He restores my soul; 

He guides me in the paths of righteousness 

For His name's sake. 

[4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; 

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 

“It has an inexpressibly delightful application to the dying; but it is for the living, too…. The words are not in the future tense, and therefore are not reserved for a distant moment.” (Spurgeon)

[5] You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; 

You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. 

“When a soldier is in the presence of his enemies, if he eats at all he snatches a hasty meal, and away he hastens to the fight. But observe: ‘Thou preparest a table,’ just as a servant does when she unfolds the damask cloth and displays the ornaments of the feast on an ordinary peaceful occasion. Nothing is hurried, there is no confusion, no disturbance, the enemy is at the door and yet God prepares a table, and the Christian sits down and eats as if everything were in perfect peace.” (Spurgeon)

[6] Surely goodness and lovingkindness will pursue me all the days of my life, 

And I will dwell in the house of Yahweh forever.

“These twin guardian angels will always be with me at my back and my beck. Just as when great princes go abroad they must not go unattended, so it is with the believer.” (Spurgeon)

“While I am here I will be a child at home with my God; the whole world shall be his house to me; and when I ascend into the upper chamber I shall not change my company, nor even change the house; I shall only go to dwell in the upper story of the house of the Lord for ever.” (Spurgeon)

The King of Glory

Psa 24:1-2 LSB - [1] Of David. A Psalm. The earth is Yahweh's, as well as its fullness, The world, and those who dwell in it. [2] For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers.

Psa 24:3-5 LSB - [3] Who may ascend into the mountain of Yahweh? And who may rise in His holy place? [4] He who has innocent hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to worthlessness And has not sworn deceitfully. [5] He shall lift up a blessing from Yahweh And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Lead Me in Your Truth

Psa 25:4-5 LSB - [4] DALETH 

Make me know Your ways, O Yahweh; 

Teach me Your paths. 

[5] HE / VAV 

Lead me in Your truth and teach me, 

For You are the God of my salvation; 

In You I hope all the day.

Psa 25:7 LSB - [7] HETH 

Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; 

According to Your lovingkindness remember me, 

For the sake of Your goodness, O Yahweh.

Psa 25:11 LSB - [11] LAMEDH 

For Your name's sake, O Yahweh, 

Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Give Justice to Me, O Yahweh

Psa 26:1 LSB - [1] Of David. Give justice to me, O Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in Yahweh; I will not waver.

Psa 26:2-3 LSB - [2] Test me, O Yahweh, and try me; Refine my mind and my heart. [3] For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.

Psa 26:8 LSB - [8] O Yahweh, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.