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Psalms 23
1A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
3He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
4Even 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.
5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
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Abundance Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Access to God: A Privilege of Saints Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Afflictions and Adversities: Consolation In Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Anointing was Applied to The Head Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Assurance: David Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Assurance: Saints Privileged to Have by David Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Assurance: Saints Privileged to Have, of Support in Death Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Assurance: Saints Privileged to Have: A Support in Death Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Being Alone Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Being Lonely Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Blessing: Spiritual, from God Psalm 23:2, 3
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
Blessing: Temporal, from God Psalm 23:1, 5
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Celebrate Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Church: House of the Lord Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Comfort Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Comparing Ourselves Psalm 23:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Consolation Under Affliction in Prospect of Death Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Consolation Under Affliction: God is the Author and Giver of Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Cup of Joy Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Dealing with Death Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Death of the Righteous Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Death: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Depression Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Emotional Healing Psalm 23:3
He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
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Psalms 23:1 Verse 1
Avoid the dangers of gluttony.
Psalms 23:2 Verse 2
put a knife--an Eastern figure for putting restraint on the appetite.
Psalms 23:3 Verse 3
are deceitful meat--though well tasted, injurious.
Psalms 23:4-5 Verses 4-5
(Compare 1Ti 6:9, 10). thine own wisdom--which regards riches intrinsically as a blessing.
Psalms 23:5 Verse 5
Wilt ... eyes--As the eyes fly after or seek riches, they are not, that is, either become transitory or unsatisfying; fully expressed by their flying away. 6-8. Beware of deceitful men, whose courtesies even you will repent of having accepted. evil eye--or purpose (Pr 22:9; De 15:9; Mt 6:23).
Psalms 23:8 Verse 8
The morsel ... words--that is, disgusted with his true character, all pleasant intercourse will be destroyed.
Psalms 23:9 Verse 9
(Compare Pr 9:8). "Cast not your pearls before swine" (Mt 7:6).
Psalms 23:10-11 Verses 10-11
(Compare Pr 22:22, 23).
Psalms 23:11 Verse 11
redeemer--or avenger (Le 25:25, 26; Nu 35:12), hence advocate (Job 19:25). plead ... thee--(Compare Job 31:21; Ps 35:1; 68:5).
Psalms 23:12 Verse 12
Here begins another series of precepts.
Psalms 23:13-14 Verses 13-14
While there is little danger that the use of the "divine ordinance of the rod" will produce bodily harm, there is great hope of spiritual good.
Psalms 23:15-16 Verses 15-16
The pleasure afforded the teacher by the pupil's progress is a motive to diligence.
Psalms 23:16 Verse 16
my reins--(Compare Ps 7:9).
Psalms 23:17-18 Verses 17-18
(Compare Margin). The prosperity of the wicked is short.
Psalms 23:18 Verse 18
an end--or, "hereafter," another time, when apparent inequalities shall be adjusted (compare Ps 37:28-38). 19-21. guide ... way--or direct thy thoughts to a right course of conduct (compare Pr 4:4; 9:6).
Psalms 23:20 Verse 20
riotous ... flesh--prodigal, or eating more than necessary. Instead of "their flesh" (compare Margin), better, "flesh to them," that is, used for pleasure.
Psalms 23:21 Verse 21
drowsiness--the dreamy sleep of the slothful.
Psalms 23:22 Verse 22
Hearken--that is, obey (Pr 1:8; Eph 6:1). despise ... old--Adults revere the parents whom, as children, they once obeyed.
Psalms 23:23 Verse 23
Buy--literally, "get" (Pr 4:5). truth--generally and specially as opposed to errors of all kinds.
Psalms 23:24-25 Verses 24-25
(Compare Pr 10:1; 17:21, 25). 26-35. A solemn warning against whoredom and drunkenness (Ho 4:11). give me--This is the address of that divine wisdom so often presented (Pr 8:1; 9:3, &c.). heart--confidence. observe--keep. my ways--such as I teach you (Pr 3:17; 9:6).
Psalms 23:27-28 Verses 27-28
deep ditch--a narrow pit, out of which it is hard to climb. lieth in wait--to ensnare men into the pit, as hunters entrap game (compare Pr 22:14).
Psalms 23:28 Verse 28
increaseth ... transgressors--(Pr 5:8-10). The vice alluded to is peculiarly hardening to the heart.
Psalms 23:29-30 Verses 29-30
This picture is often sadly realized now. mixed wine--(Compare Pr 9:2; Isa 5:11).
Psalms 23:31 Verse 31
when ... red--the color denoting greater strength (compare Ge 49:11; De 32:14). giveth ... cup--literally, "gives its eye," that is, sparkles. moveth ... aright--Perhaps its foaming is meant.
Psalms 23:32 Verse 32
The acute miseries resulting from drunkenness contrasted with the temptations.
Psalms 23:33-34 Verses 33-34
The moral effects: it inflames passion (Ge 19:31, 35), lays open the heart, produces insensibility to the greatest dangers, and debars from reformation, under the severest sufferings.
Psalms 23:35 Verse 35
awake--that is, from drunkenness (Ge 9:24). This is the language rather of acts than of the tongue.