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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 23:1

He hath showed himself to be so by his gracious providences towards me and for me; and he hath taken upon him that office and relation to me by his entering into covenant with me, whereby he hath engaged himself to rule, and feed, and preserve, and heal me, and do all which shepherds do, or are obliged to do, to their flocks; which David very well understood, and had doubtless carefully performed his duty to his sheep; and therefore he strengthens his faith by this consideration, that God was... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 23:2

To lie down; to rest and repose myself at noon, as the manner was in those hot countries. See Song of Solomon 1:7; Isaiah 13:20; Ezekiel 34:15. In green pastures; where there is both delight and plenty of provisions. He leadeth me, lest I should wander and perish. Heb. he leadeth me sweetly and gently, accommodating himself to mine infirmities, as shepherds do to their sheep, Genesis 33:13; Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 49:10. Beside; or, to; the particle al being oft put for el, as Genesis 1:30;... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 23:3

He restoreth, Heb. he bringeth it back; either, 1. From its errors or wandering; or, 2. Into the body, out of which it was even departing and fainting away. He reviveth or comforteth me. Compare Ruth 4:15; 1 Samuel 30:12; Lamentations 1:11. In the paths of righteousness; in straight, and plain, and safe paths, where the sheep is neither hurt, nor wearied, nor in danger of wandering. By his word he directs me to the right ways of truth, and holiness, and righteousness, and by his Spirit he... 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

Psalms 23:1 I. The beauty and power of this verse lie very much in its composure. There is a calmness in it which almost reproduces itself in the mind whenever we say it. The calmness lies in the assurance. It is a fact, and a conclusion which springs out of that fact by a mathematical consequence; that is, it is a child's faith, and that is assurance. II. In this calm confidence there is wrapped up the sense of devolved responsibility. Devolved responsibility may be abused. But the abuse of a... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:1-3

Psalms 23:1-3 The whole sentiment and scenery of this poem seems to prove, by accumulative evidence, that it was written at the time when the forty-second Psalm was written: when David had taken refuge from Absalom among the wide uplands which lie around the city of Mahanaim. I. This poem is impregnated with one feeling: the feeling of trust in God. The illustration of this trust is taken from pastoral life. The case of the Oriental shepherd and the trustfulness of the sheep furnish a symbol to... 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 23:2

Psalms 23:2 We have now to do only with Christ in waters of quietness, those which He makes for us, which He chooses for us, and to which He only He guides us. I. You have had to do with painful changes. Faces have altered; many are gone. There have been strange removals. There have been reversals of fortune. Everything has been shaken. You can scarcely be sure of anything. Let Jesus take you up and make you to converse a little while with the grandnesses of the unchangeable and the undying;... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:3

Psalms 23:3 It is very pleasant to walk on the bank of the still waters. But still waters have their dangers. He who wrote this Psalm had found one "in an evening tide." Therefore no one need be surprised at that otherwise strange order of thought. "He leadeth me by the still waters; He restoreth my soul." I. It is a true and high name of Jesus the Restorer. When this earth became the wandering one of the flock of worlds, it was He who travelled after it so far, and went so deeply into all its... 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

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 23:1

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 23:2

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 23:3

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

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:1

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:1-3

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:1-6

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:2

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 23:3

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

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