It is an abiding place, a mansion. All the topics of the former Discourses are now resumed and applied. While it is appropriate at such a time, it is really a psalm about the Lords provision for his people, especially during times of great difficulty. John Crow Skip to main content Spotify for Podcasters Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, (Psa 103 1-2). The Good Shepherd has two sheepdogs; one is called Goodness. The other is called Mercy.. And when I yield this mortal breath, My soul into Thy hands commend, And pass the vale and shade of death, Thy staff and rod my path attend: Mercy and goodness then shall be My song to all eternity. He chases after you in mercy. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. Aim . Pardoning mercy. He took our flesh. This statement actually shook the readers of biblical times because the temptation in ancient Israel was to speak only about "our" God, ( Deuteronomy 6:4) forgetting that the God of Israel is also the God of individuals. The joys you experience in life remain with you. The original is 'lead gently.' Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. It is a fearful doctrine, but clearly stated in Scripture with regard to many individuals of the human race, that, so far from "goodness and mercy following them all the days of their life," everything that He gives them seems only the more to estrange them from God and goodness. By just giving a little turn to the, last expression of the text I see three things 1. The first person to be helped by this Psalm was David himself. 2. The Good Shepherd has come to seek and to save the lost. Scriptures: We came to this Psalm looking to be refreshed. The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, Bnt God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? Firm faith. If I could only get away from the past! This summer my sister went with my family and I to New Hampshire. Psalm: Psalm 119:129-136 132. When you are tired and jaded and drained and flat, when you are run down and you need to be refreshed, bring to mind all that is yours in Jesus Christ and your faith will be strengthened. And no shepherd would ever be without them. Aggravation from Saul, opposition from the Philistines, the pressures of leading a divided nation, trouble in his own family, not to mention the sins that plagued his own heart. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. Though I walk the downward shade, Deepening through the vale of death, Yet I will not be afraid, But, with my departing breath, I will glory in my God, In my Saviour I will trust, Strengthen'd by His staff and rod, While this body falls to dust. 11 I am the good shepherd. J. LawlorSt. Goodness to creatures; mercy to sinful creatures. He does not say, "The Lord is the shepherd of the . But the Lord picks me up. Jesus has trod the Psalm 23-journey before us. "The house of the Lord.". 2. Psalm 23:4. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. "Yahweh (Hebrew: YHWH--Yahweh) is my shepherd" (v. 1a). "But in the house of the Lord," says David, "I will dwell forever." In one, 'The fruit of the Spirit is joy.' The good man has his difficulties and dangers. He understood the special relationship and care a shepherd has with the sheep. Having trouble logging into your account? Mercies remembered and anticipated.--Ps. In verses 5 and 6 David changes the metaphor a . 4The Valley of the Shadow of Death.--Psalm xxiii. Our Lord Jesus Christ is no less person, than the I AM. SUPPORT UNDER LIFE'S TRIALS. Worship In The Wilderness. Heres why eternal life will never be dull. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. The Shepherd is in front of the sheep. II. Day and night, summer and winter, in fair weather and foul, they labored to nourish, guide, and protect the sheep. cxvi. Our first aim in this series has been to encourage. Then your reality will be something like this: I am my own shepherd, and I will always want. He who spake thus out of the bush to Moses was the same who in the fullness of time appeared upon the earth in the form of man. When King David was a boy, he used to look after his father's sheep - so he knew what he was talking about when he spoke of the LORD as his shepherd. Sermons. It was this Lord whom David called my shepherd. James Montgomery Boice writes: In Israel, as in other ancient societies, a shepherds work was considered the lowest of all works. The deliverance has made the singer look forward to the end, and his confidence in the issue is confirmed. Firm faith. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 3. Because some of my enemies are in the rear; they attack me from behind. In death's dark vale I fear no ill With VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA, The Shepherd and the Fold Thou hast guided them in Thy strength unto Thy holy habitation.' The guiding God: or the picture of the leading. So I have an enemy in the, My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year. They are divided into five books, each closing with a benediction, evidently added to mark the end of the book. Yea, 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. Its sins are ever at my heels. As one scholar said, "The psalm itself is green pasture; the psalm itself is still water; the psalm itself restores my soul." Hear it again in the joyous voice of a . The Lord guards me. Let us ponder one weighty verse, The Valley of the Shadow of Death.--Psalm xxiii. Hebrews 3:12-13, 11:1-2, 6, 12:1-2 A GOOD MAN FOLLOWS - Psalm 37:23. What is your position if you choose to be your own shepherd? xxiii. And if thats your reality why should you stay there? When the Lord is your Shepherd, you are able to say, He leads, me, He restores me, He guards me and He sustains me. Why will any of us be in heaven? "I will dwell in the house of the Lord." He became the Lamb: The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, (John1:29). The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God. "Shall follow me." And when he looks beyond the days of his life in this world he sees what comes after: The joy of eternity in the immediate presence of the Lord. It is a great thing to be one of Christ's flock, ever under the Shepherd's tender care. Surely, "Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." And I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever. The continuance of it. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. Trusted colleagues betray me. INTRODUCTION: We are starting a brief three-week series Psalm 23 today, and I am so excited. Psalm 30:11,12 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; In Heavenly Love abiding, No change my heart shall fear, And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here. Reasoning from the past to the future, he says, "Because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice." Enlarge it towards the east, where we look for our Saviour's coming. iii:14). When I cared for the sheep, they lacked nothing, and the Lord is a better shepherd than I was so the same will be true for me. W.F. They were originally used as songs in the Jewish Temple Worship. Enlarge it towards the sunny south; take in many a piece of ground which is now covered by worldly occupations, business, or pleasure. The deliverance has made the singer look forward to the end, and his confidence in the issue is confirmed. They are not in any way softened or modified, but uttered in accents of, (Jerusalem, December, a.d. This is just a statement of a fact; and if such persons believe that the dispensations of God's providence with reference to them are intended to cause "goodness and mercy to follow them all the days of their life," or that they will in fact do so, they are labouring under a fatal delusion. Read the Scripture: Psalm 23:5-6. 3. I. When John was given a glimpse of what it will be like when all of Gods redeemed people are gathered in His presence, he says, they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. Then, he tells us that, For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water (Rev 7:17). It leads me beside troubled waters. I want to end where we began. CONCLUSION . To the venerable lord and most blessed father, Malachy, by the grace of God archbishop of the Irish, legate of the Apostolic See, Brother Bernard called to be abbot of Clairvaux, [desiring] to find grace with the Lord. To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. xxiii. Psalm 23:1-6 shows us the Lord's provision for his people. Now today, we are looking at the last verse of this Psalm. There are foes in my yesterdays which can give me fatal wounds. 4. Click here for more messages from the book of Psalms. By daily habits of devotion, by the culture of a child-like faith, by holy familiarity with Divine things, I will seem to myself to be constantly engaged in God's service. The best is to come. The scenario is a thrilling one: brilliant minds in powerful bodies in a transformed universe.[5]. Permissions: You have permission and are encouraged to reproduce and distribute this material in any format you choose, as long as you do not alter or change the wording in any way and do not charge a fee (beyond the cost of reproducing these materials). INTRODUCTION: Something odd happens when we get to verses 5-6 in Psalm 23. 3. You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over. Colin S. Smith. All shall be well. Gospel: Mark 7:14-23. The Collection and Divisions: In all probability the book of one hundred and fifty psalms, as it now stands, was compiled by Ezra about 450 B.C. We're taking about believers: about actual Christian experience. His writing has informed much of my meditation today. This should be our aim, to attain to the realisation of the life hid with Christ in God; and to this God is separating us off, that our sojourn with Him may be eternal. In one of his books you may find a review of his life. In the wilderness unwatered, In the lonely land, This the feast of God made ready By His mighty Hand; Thither came I, spent and weary, Hungry and athirst, From the wastes of thorn and thistle Of the land accursed. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord. It refers, perhaps, to a more advanced stage of the Christian life. Its sins are ever at my heels. It will challenge their intellects, fire their imaginations and stimulate their industry. We hope you have enjoyed the journey through some . 3 He renews my strength. "WHEN Moses in the desert beheld the burning bush God answered his question by the revelation of His name as the "I Am." And when I yield this mortal breath, My soul into Thy hands commend, And pass the vale and shade of death, Thy staff and rod my path attend: Mercy and goodness then shall be My song to all eternity. Hope it helps. In our studies we looked at Christ - the . The superscription of Psalm 23 says that it is A Psalm of David. Many think that David wrote this psalm as a young teenager, when he was a shepherd. It tells of man made a partaker of the Divine nature, and coming into intimate communion with God. It begins with these words, I bind unto myself today, the strong name of the Trinity. Psalm 23:1-6 shows us the Lords provision for his people. 4. He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies. David tells us ho God sustained him in the verse we are looking at today. "There is none good but One," said Jesus, "that is God." If I could only get away from the past! Brothers and sisters, nothing can ever separate us from you from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord, (Rom 8:39). Enlarge it towards the west, where the sun of our life is gently dipping towards the grave, in a life of preparedness. THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD by Rev Stanley Baker Psalms 23 The 23rd Psalm begins with these familiar words, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." When someone says, "I shall not want," we need to sit up & take notice because of the times that we .read more. ", II. The sweetest word of the whole is that monosyllable, "My.". -- Psalm 23:4. It promises much, but it always disappoints. Mercy. Click here to return to the Sermons page.. Psalm 23:1-3. 4. Picture what it was like for David to write this Psalm under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. The original is 'lead gently.' ), 1. Whether or not you want to hear Psalm 23, we all need the truth of Psalm 23 because Psalm 23 is about Jesus, and he's the one we want to see. As fires consume the forest, as the flame sets the mountain ablaze (Psalm 83:14). And the more you love God the more happiness you will have in Him.[6]. "Surely," etc. The Lord restores me. When you can say, The Lord is my Shepherd, you will be able to say, Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.--Ps. Before, then, any person is entitled to assert, with reference to his own afflictions, that God does everything for the best, and to apply this as a ground of comfort and consolation to himself, he must not only love God, but know and be convinced that God loves him. When the shepherd goes out to gather sheep from the hills, and bring them into the pens, the dogs go with him. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of Gods grace.[3]. Lets take a look at these two lovely sheepdogs: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. It is a rich study from the perspective of a shepherd on Psalm 23. There may be loss of health, of property, of friends; there may be unknown trials. What a grand triumphal ode! Most of us have heard this phrase from time-to-time for most of our lives. Ten thousands of people have memorized this psalm. Perhaps you too have memorized Psalm 23. James MontgomerySacred Poems and Hymns, The Lord My Pasture Shall Prepare[1200]Carey: Henry Carey, 1723 Psalm 23 Joseph Addison, 1712 DOXOLOGY The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. iii:14). Sin prepares a table before me in the presence of my friends. Have follow'd me through all my days; Thy strengthening staff, and guiding rod, Upheld my steps, made straight my ways: Lord, till I reach thy holy hill, Goodness and mercy guard me still. Psalm 23:5-6. Mercies Remembered and Anticipated. Goodness or Goriness, an element of God's nature. Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-20. In one of his books you may find a review of his life. Amid the manifold anxieties and cares of my heart,[925] by the multitude of which my soul is sore vexed,[926] the brothers coming from a far country[927] that they may serve the Lord,[928] thy letter, and thy staff, they comfort H. It is, if I am not mistaken, Scougal the author of that little book The Life of God in the Soul of Man takes a review of life, looks back upon its prominent events, its afflictions and its trials, and upon his inward experience, and ends all by saying, "I am this day such and such an age, and I bless God that ever I was born." [6] Adapted from Jonathan Edwards, Works Vol. We belong to a better time, but still we can feel its grandeur. I call this parable "the king." For us, I suppose we could apply it to the blessings we experience in God's church. Dr. Philip W. McLarty. It is, if I am not mistaken, Scougal the author of that little book The Life of God in the Soul of Man takes a review of life, looks back upon its prominent events, its afflictions and its trials, and upon his inward experience, and ends all by saying, "I am this day such and such an age, and I bless God that ever I was born." As the mother's eye and hand follow her little one as he makes his first wobbling attempt to toddle alone; as the needle follows the lodestone; as the water out of the rock followed the Israelites through the desert; as the pillar of glory went with them by night and by day: so goodness and mercy shall follow the faithful, in the closet, in the family, in the church, in the world. Heaven will come to earth and God will dwell with His people in a world of love where He will make everything new. 25. Please follow along as I read Psalm 23:1-6: 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. God is able to meet all our needs. 4-6. The Philistines hate me. Though I walk the downward shade, Deepening through the vale of death, Yet I will not be afraid, But, with my departing breath, I will glory in my God, In my Saviour I will trust, Strengthen'd by His staff and rod, While this body falls to dust. Protecting mercy. Now I must prove to my readers' perfect satisfaction that to discard all the dignities and privileges of a high priest and become a lowly worker for Christ, it is not a mere accident nor is it an act of necessity as far as temporal necessities are concerned; Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker, "I will fear no evil, for thou art with me." Sinners blame God for everything and thank Him for nothing. The great God of the universe has stooped to take just such care of you and me. When you dwell in the house of the Lord, faith will be turned to sight. The poem supposes the man who speaks to have spiritual life in him, and the good man thus utters his confidence in the protection and in the care of that God under whose loving fatherhood he has been brought on his way. Who wants to say that? Read Psalms 23:1. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever" (Psalm 23:6). Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, But yet in love he sought me, And on his shoulder gently laid, And home, rejoicing, brought me. Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.--Ps. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand, (John 10:28). It ruins my soul. (Psalm 23:1-6) Introduction. xxiii. It's, by far, one of the most familiar passages of scripture in the Bible. 1 John 3:9. II. What credentials does he have to be my shepherd, my owner, my manager? For posting on the web, a link to this document on our website (OpentheBible.org) is preferred. In Psalm 23, the crisis is described as "the darkest valley" and "a table in the presence of my enemies.". Psalm 23 is one of those places. If Saul hear it, he will kill me. "I shall not want." forever. 4. 5 Bread that camest down from Heaven, Fruit of the eternal tree; Banquet which my God has given Even unto me; Lo, before the world that scorneth, I give thanks and eat, At the table in the desert, Spread with heavenly meat; Wine of the divinest gladness, Milk and honey sweet. It is simply impossible for Him ever to decree or wish to do anything evil. Sheepdogs are beautiful, highly trained, hardworking and intelligent creatures. One of the jobs of a shepherd is to lead his sheep. Psalm 23:6. Jerry Bridges says this so well, Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of Gods grace. fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided Me a king among his sons. That is . cxvi. A wildfire sweeping over the mountain consuming everything in its path. Gal 5:52. 2 Samuel 13-19, John 10, John 7:37, Matthew 11:28, Matthew 26:72, Psalm 23, Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 42:11, Psalms 23:1-6, Sermon Topics: THE MANNER OF ITS CONVEYANCE. "I shall have enough there.". Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! INTRODUCTION: We are in the middle of a three week series on this Psalm, and we are looking at what it means to have the Lord as your shepherd. (Thomas Binney. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers. We conclude our Sermon Series on PSALMS this week. THE SHEPHERD AND HIS SHEEP. And Davids faith is strengthened as he takes in what the Lord does for him. (Jerusalem, December, a.d. Goodness. 2. Its guilt dogs my steps. Supplying mercy. One of the joys of farming life where I come from, are the dogs that chase after the sheep. 1050God, goodness of4016life, human5340house5478property, houses8441goals, 4019life, believers' experience7125elect, the, 1220God, as shepherd8446hospitality, duty of, December the Thirty-First the Rear-Guard"Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." And the other man, though he had great ability and great genius . xxiii. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. When the Lord is your shepherd, you are surrounded on all sides by the goodness and mercy of God. Let us ponder one weighty verse, Handley C. G. MoulePhilippian Studies, The Valley of the Shadow of Death. III. There will be the going in and out, and finding pasture - all through; but the end is not here, but above. "Innocent until proven guilty" - that phrase is a simplified expression of how the legal system in this country is supposed to work. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. No one loves God but a true Christian, because nothing will produce love to God but the belief of the Gospel; and of course, it is the belief of the Gospel that makes a man a Christian. If you are coming for the first-time we are now studying the Book of Psalms under the theme "PONDERINGS ON THE PSALMS: FINDING MEANING & PURPOSE IN THE PANDEMIC!" Make your life all temple, all part of the , the sacred enclosure. When the Lord is your shepherd, His love surrounds you now and forever. Heres what that means: The Good Shepherd became one with the sheep. An angel is the object of one; man of both. Plenty for Today (23:5) David writes, You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. In Psalm 23 David writes "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life" (Psalm 23:6 NIV). Doing the Right Thing Psalm 23:1-3NLT The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. III. C omparisons, in the Scripture, are frequently to be understood with great limitation: perhaps, out of many circumstances, only one is justly applicable to the case. A Table Among Enemies: W. C. E. Newbolt, M. A. Psalm 23:5: A Table Prepared: W. Forsyth : Psalm 23:5: Bounty Should Lead to Charity: O. Sedgwick, B. D. . "THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER." Psalms 23:1-6. What if you choose to be the captain of your own ship, the master of your own soul? But we are prone to look on the dark side of His providence, and to ask, with the murmuring Israelites, "Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me. 1. In facts from Christian and philosophical standpoints it has been demonstrated that the infallible Supreme Ruler of all human spirits has made His final provision for the safety of each and every individual soul for its temporal and eternal welfare. --Ps. In 1970, W. Phillip Keller wrote a book titled, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23. I love that picture. What will the next world be like? Learn to be active. It is when "the hoary head is a crown of glory, being found in the way of righteousness" when there are no marks upon the countenance of extinct volcanoes, dark shadows from wrought-out passions, impressions of darkness and crime, but when the life has been spent for God. He leads me beside still waters. All the days of my life that is, all my life long even to the last. Heaven will not be a world in which you meet Jesus and then go off to pursue your own thing. And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint, The closing words which Jesus had spoken to those Pharisees who followed HIm breathe the sadness of expected near judgment, rather than the hopefulness of expostulation. This confidence rests in the promise of God, the finished work of the Redeemer and the sealing of the Holy Ghost. As David looked back over his very difficult and tumultuous life, while facing a current crisis, he wrote the words of Psalm 23. And here God uses three things that we can touch and handle: a table, oil, and a . Verse 1 - "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" - is really the theme of the whole Psalm. It is really astonishing to see how very seldom, in a professing Christian country, this question is seriously entertained, and on what slight and trivial grounds men are contented to take it for granted that all is safe with them. Note the number of psalms in Books 1 and 2. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. It is a delightful passion. -- Psalm 23:4. Wherever He may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. Goodness and mercy will follow me. But St. John says there is no temple in heaven. Your experience in heaven will be very different from your life in this world, but your relationship with Jesus will be the same. Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, But yet in love he sought me, And on his shoulder gently laid, And home, rejoicing, brought me. And the other man, though he had great ability and great genius, and had a long and wonderful life, which, however, nobody would say, or pretend to say, that he spent it in walking with God, he says, "I wish that I had never been born." "And God said unto Moses, I am, that I am: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you" (Exod. 25. I. The superscription of Psalm 23 says that it is "A Psalm of David." Many think that David wrote this psalm as a young teenager, when he was a shepherd. [1] Think of a shepherd walking in front of his sheep. If you are using the ESV Bible you will see a footnote that says, for length of days. I will dwell in the house of the Lord for length of days.. [1200]Carey: Henry Carey, 1723 Psalm 23 Joseph Addison, 1712 DOXOLOGY The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6. 3 He restores my soul. You will have frequently to go there, to plead the great Sacrifice. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. David writes in verse 1a, The Lord is my shepherd.. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, (Psa 103 1-2). The perfection of manhood; the "rest that remaineth;" the "fulness of joy;" the glorious fellowships that know no break, and that bring no pain, are in our Father's house. In Matthew 6:22 he said, "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light" (KJV). 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