Psalm 23: The Psalm of the Good Shepherd

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 8: Wednesday

“The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not want. ”
Psalm 23:1

Psalm 23 is probably the most familiar of all the psalms as well as one of the most loved because of its reassuring words of God’s comfort and care. Its has been the subject of music and writings, and its theme of shepherd and sheep is found within both Old and New Testaments. David, the shepherd king, writes from his own life as he describes what it means for the Lord to be his shepherd.

Jesus said:

“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”
John 10:11

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Isaiah 42 Photograph: ChristianPhotos.net – Free High Resolution Photos for Christian Publications
An image of Psalm 23 (King James’ Version), frontispiece to the 1880 omnibus printing of
The Sunday at Home. Scanned at 800 dpi., Public Domain.