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    The Psalm describes God as the shepherd who cares for and protects his people. As sheep rely on their shepherd, so too can humans rely on God to provide for them and guide them. God leads people to green pastures and still waters, refreshes their souls, and guides them on righteous paths. Even in times of difficulty or darkness, God comforts his people with his rod and staff. Those who trust in God will lack no goodness and will dwell with God forever.

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    The Psalm describes God as the shepherd who cares for and protects his people. As sheep rely on their shepherd, so too can humans rely on God to provide for them and guide them. God leads people to green pastures and still waters, refreshes their souls, and guides them on righteous paths. Even in times of difficulty or darkness, God comforts his people with his rod and staff. Those who trust in God will lack no goodness and will dwell with God forever.

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    The Psalm describes God as the shepherd who cares for and protects his people. As sheep rely on their shepherd, so too can humans rely on God to provide for them and guide them. God leads people to green pastures and still waters, refreshes their souls, and guides them on righteous paths. Even in times of difficulty or darkness, God comforts his people with his rod and staff. Those who trust in God will lack no goodness and will dwell with God forever.

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    PSALM 23 Powerpoint

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    The Psalm describes God as the shepherd who cares for and protects his people. As sheep rely on their shepherd, so too can humans rely on God to provide for them and guide them. God leads people to green pastures and still waters, refreshes their souls, and guides them on righteous paths. Even in times of difficulty or darkness, God comforts his people with his rod and staff. Those who trust in God will lack no goodness and will dwell with God forever.

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    The key takeaways are that God provides for and protects His people like a shepherd cares for his flock. David expresses complete trust and reliance on God.

    The shepherd represents God who cares for His people by providing for their needs, guiding them on the right path, and protecting them even in difficult times.

    David describes being led by God as lying in green pastures and beside still waters, having his soul restored, and being guided in righteousness. He is comforted knowing God is with him even in the darkest valleys.

    PSALM 23

    A PSALM OF
    DAVID
    The LORD is my shepherd, I lack
    nothing.
    He makes me lie down in green
    pastures,
    he leads me beside quiet waters,
    he refreshes my soul.
    He guides me along the right paths
    for his names sake.
    Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley, I
    will fear no evil,
    for you are with me;
    your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.
    You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
    You anoint my head with oil;
    my cup overflows.
    Surely your goodness and love
    will follow me
    all the days of my life,
    and I will dwell in the house of
    the LORD
    forever.
    King David, himself a former
    shepherd, begins this Psalm with,
    The Lord is my shepherd,
    immediately putting himself as a
    sheep in the care of Jesus Christ.
    The shepherd is the provider and
    protector of his flock. The sheep
    are helpless without him. Similarly,
    human existence is but a sinful,
    carnal experience without God in our
    lives
    I shall not want, David
    indicates here that as a sheep
    in Christs care, he was
    confident that he would lack
    nothing and its clearly
    indicates Davids
    understanding in regards to
    putting God and Gods way
    first in his life
    He makes me to lie down in
    green pastures: he leads me
    beside the still waters.
    Both the green pastures
    and still waters indicate a
    blessed abundance, further
    illustrating the benefits of a
    God-led life.
    He restores my soul.
    David understood that he
    was a sinner, but also that
    Christ had redeemed him
    and would continue to
    restore him upon
    repentance.
    David continues, he leads me in
    the paths of righteousness for
    his names sake, indicating
    that it is Christs example that
    we are to follow , and that it to
    Gods glory when we obey. Yet is
    only through the power of the
    Holy Spirit, and Jesus Christ in
    us, that we are even able to do
    so.
    David knew that occasionally the
    shepherd had to lead his flock
    through treacherous terrain, and
    so he writes (as the sheep), Yes,
    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.
    The rod and staff are the
    shepherds tools, and are
    used to guide and correct
    the path of the sheep
    much in the same way God
    has to oftentimes guide, and
    occasionally correct, our
    path. This comforted David.
    Paul indicates in II Timothy
    1:7 that this mindset comes
    only from God: For God
    has not given us the spirit
    of fear; but of power,
    and of love, and of a
    sound mind.
    Even among enemies, David
    had complete confidence:
    You prepare a table before
    me in the presence of my
    enemies: You anoint my
    head with oil; my cup runs
    over. He understood the
    promises of blessings and
    protections.
    David knew that as long as he
    would follow Christ, goodness
    and mercy shall follow me all
    the days of my life. He looked
    forward to reigning (again as
    King of Israel; Ezek. 34:23-24)
    in the kingdom of God: and I
    will dwell in the house of the
    Lord for ever.

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