Psalm 23:4

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 23:4

Through the valley of the shadow of death; through a dark and dismal valley, full of terrors and dangers, as this phrase signifies, Job 24:17; Psalms 44:19; Psalms 107:10,Psalms 107:14; Jeremiah 2:6. I will fear no evil; I will not give way to my fears, but confidently rely upon God. Thy rod and thy staff; two words noting the same thing, and both designing God’s pastoral care over him, expressed by the sign and instrument of it. They comfort me; the consideration thereof supports me under all... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 23:1-6

INTRODUCTION“The king who had been the shepherd-boy, and had been taken from the quiet sheepcotes to rule over Israel, sings this little psalm of Him who is the true Shepherd and King of men. We do not know at what period of David’s life it was written, but it sounds as if it were the work of his later years. There is a fulness of experience about it, and a tone of subdued, quiet confidence which speaks of a heart mellowed by years, and of a faith made sober by many a trial. A young man would... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:1-6

Psalms 23:0 This Psalm falls into two halves, in both of which the same general thought of God's guardian care is presented, though under different illustrations, and with some variety of detail. The first half sets Him forth as a Shepherd, and us as the sheep of His pasture. The second gives Him as the Host and us as the guests at His table and the dwellers in His house. I. First, consider that picture of the Divine Shepherd and His leading of His flock. It occupies the first four verses of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:4

Psalms 23:4 I. The place where the words come in the Psalm would of itself be sufficient to refute that interpretation. The Psalm is a series of pictures of a believer's life and confidences, and after "the valley of the shadow of death" come the prepared table, and the anointed head, and the mantling cup, and goodness and mercy following to the end, and then the death, or rather no death at all, for it is leapt over, or left out as almost a thing which is not. "Surely goodness and mercy shall... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:4-6

Psalms 23:4-6 I. David's refuge in the valley of the shadow of death was faith in God, the ever-near. David had entered the valley of the shadow of death of the heart. He had been betrayed, insulted, exiled, by the one whom he had loved best. It was enough to make him disbelieve in Divine goodness and human tenderness, enough to harden his heart into steel against God, into cruelty against man. In noble faith he escaped from that ruin of the soul and threw himself upon God: "I will fear no... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 23:1-6

DISCOURSE: 528DAVID’S CONFIDENCE IN GODPsalms 23:1-6. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 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. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest my head... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:1-6

Psalms 23:1-6 Psalms 23:1-6 , the prayer of David, or a psalm of David, rather. And it is a psalm in which he sees God in three aspects. He sees God first as a shepherd; secondly as a guide; and thirdly as a host. There is a very interesting commentary called, "A Shepherd Looks at the Twenty-third Psalm." And you might want to read this book. It is a fascinating book, as it goes into many of the aspects of a shepherd, and the character and the nature of sheep. And you'll find it an excellent... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 23:1-6

Verse. 2. The still waters. The refreshing or abundant waters; the waters of Shiloh, which flow softly. Psalms 23:3 . He restoreth my soul. Symmachus reads ανεκτησατο με , he refreshes me, or renovates my soul. Psalms 23:4 . Valley of the shadow of death. There is a place of that name: “Waad- el ajal, four hours distant from Carmel along the coast. The passage is cut through the bed of a rock, just wide enough to admit a narrow-wheeled carriage, or a loaded camel.” Buckingham’s... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 23:1-6

Psalms 23:1-6The Lord is my Shepherd.Exegesis of the PsalmThis Psalm, so personal and tender in its tone, may be called a lyric; and its reference to shepherd life makes it a pastoral; and being such, it becomes by its brevity and finish an idyll--an idyll excelling in naturalness and truth any that Theocritus, the father of idylls, ever wrote. But in its simplicity it sets forth the weightiest theme. Feeble man may have constant companionship with the mighty and everlasting God, may cast all... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 23:4

Psalms 23:4Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.Valleys of the shadowThe royal poet is putting a spiritual meaning into the various experiences of his shepherd’s life; and as he once led his flock to the green pastures and by the still waters, so he ascribes whatever of peaceful happiness, his own life had known, to the kindly guidance of God. Today let us give David’s metaphor a practical application to our own character and fate. No man knows what is the real meaning and... read more

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