Half 1
A Research of Psalm 23
Scripture: Psalm 23 (NIV)
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in inexperienced pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3he refreshes my soul. He guides me alongside the best paths for his identify’s sake. 4 Though I stroll by way of the darkest valley, I’ll concern no evil, for you’re with me; your rod and your workers, they consolation me. 5 You put together a desk earlier than me within the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Certainly your goodness and love will comply with me all the times of my life,
and I’ll dwell in the home of the Lord without end.
1. The Exterior Context—The connection between Psalm 22, 23, and 24.
Psalm 22
1 My God, my God, why have you ever forsaken me? Why are you to this point from saving me, so removed from my cries of anguish? 7 All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. 8 “He trusts within the Lord,” they are saying, “let the Lord rescue him. Let him ship him, since he enjoyment of him.”
14 I’m poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My coronary heart has turned to wax; it has melted inside me. 15 My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me within the mud of loss of life. Canines encompass me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my fingers and my toes. 17 All my bones are on show; individuals stare and gloat over me. 18 They divide my garments amongst them and solid heaps for my garment.
22 I’ll declare your identify to my individuals; within the meeting I’ll reward you. 23 You who concern the Lord, reward him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel! 24 For he has not despised or scorned the struggling of the stricken one; he has not hidden his face from him however has listened to his cry for assist. 25 From you comes the theme of my reward within the nice meeting; earlier than those that concern you I’ll fulfill my vows.
26 The poor will eat and be glad; those that search the Lord will reward him—All of the ends of the earth will keep in mind and switch to the Lord, and all of the households of the nations will bow down earlier than him, 28 for dominion belongs to the Lord and he guidelines over the nations. All of the wealthy of the all who go right down to the mud will kneel earlier than him—those that can’t hold themselves alive. 30 Posterity will serve him; future generations can be informed concerning the Lord. 31 They are going to proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a individuals but unborn: He has performed it!
Psalm 24
1 The earth is the Lord’s, and the whole lot in it, the world, and all who reside in it; 2 for he based it on the seas and established it on the waters…. 7 Raise up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you historical doorways, that the King of glory could are available. 8 Who is that this King of glory? The Lord robust and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 9 Raise up your heads, you gates; carry them up, you historical doorways, that the King of glory could are available. 10 Who’s he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—he’s the King of glory.
Psalm 22 is Mount Calvary; Psalm 24 is Mount Zion; and between them is the beautiful valley of Psalm 23. Put in a different way, in Psalm 22, the Messiah died for us; in Psalm 23, He lives for us; in Psalm 24, He’s coming for us.
2. The Inside Context—The circulation of Psalm 23 follows the migratory sample of shepherds with their sheep seen in Genesis 37.
Genesis 37:12-17
12 Now his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks close to Shechem, 13 and Israel mentioned to Joseph, “As you understand, your brothers are grazing the flocks close to Shechem. Come, I’m going to ship you to them.” “Very properly,” he replied. 14 So he mentioned to him, “Go and see if all is properly together with your brothers and with the flocks, and convey phrase again to me.” Then he despatched him off from the Valley of Hebron. When Joseph arrived at Shechem, 15 a person discovered him wandering round within the fields and requested him, “What are you in search of?” 16 He replied, “I’m in search of my brothers. Are you able to inform me the place they’re grazing their flocks?” 17 “They’ve moved on from right here,” the person answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and located them close to Dothan.
3. The Creator of Psalm 23 – David
· 1 Samuel 16
· 1 Samuel 17
· 2 Samuel 7:8
4. Nature of Psalm 23
· Private
· Singular
5. The Lord is My Shepherd
· Companionship
· Feeding
· Guiding
· Guarding
· Tending
· Searching for the misplaced
6. I Shall Not Need
· He meets our exterior wants,
· He meets our Inside wants.
· He meets our everlasting wants.
Conclusion: Maurice Pink: “There are occasions in your life when issues don’t go proper and you’re feeling on their lonesome. That occurred to me on December 10, 1941, once I was on the battle cruiser HMS Repulse with the close by HMS Prince of Wales. We had been attacked by the Japanese Air Drive, which resulted in each ships being sunk. I discovered myself alone within the water not capable of see anybody else. It was then that the Twenty-Third Psalm got here into my head and I spotted I used to be not alone. I had a Shepherd. The Lord was my Shepherd; I didn’t have to need. I used to be not in inexperienced pastures however in oily waters; however He restored my soul. Though I used to be strolling within the shadow of loss of life, I used to be to concern no evil for He was with me. The rod and workers didn’t ring a bell with me till voices above me had been shouting. Trying up there was an enormous destroyer alongside me, HMS Electra, with nets over the facet, which allowed me to climb as much as security. That was my rod and workers. I didn’t have a desk set earlier than me, however I did get a cup of the ship’s kye (or cocoa). Since that day goodness and mercy have adopted me all the times of my life; and once I assume again to that day, I’m wondering what would have occurred if I had died. There once more, the Psalm had the reply: I might dwell in the home of the Lord without end. Thanks, Lord, for being my Shepherd and for the Twenty-Third Psalm.”
