Psalm 23 continued… Psalms 23:4 Even 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. The thing about valleys is that they are inevitable. Jesus told us: “In this world you will have trouble.” (John […]

Psalm 23 Continued… Psalms 23:3a He restores my soul. Before he was a king, David was a shepherd. So, his words come from experiences. When he says that our Shepherd restores my soul. That is important and powerful. Another psalmist wrote the words: “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? […]

Psalm 23 Continued… Psalms 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. Something wonderful, but so very easy to forget about our Great Shepherd, that David reminds us of is that we need to remember to set our alarm clock right. It has been said, “If you are […]

Psalm 23 Continued… Psalms 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. Living with the understanding that the Lord is my shepherd means that I embrace the truth that He will actually care for my needs. David, as an older man wrote this psalm thinking back on his life. Having endured […]

Psalm 23 This little psalm along with the Lord’s Prayer may be the most well-known passage in the Bible, and it is definitely the world’s favorite psalm, since it is the favorite of Jew, Eastern Orthodox, Western Protestant, and the wistful agnostic alike. It is expressed in language that really spoke of home to the […]

Psalm 22 Continued… In verses 11-14 we see the feeling of loneliness and imposing threats looming in on our crucified Lord. Psalms 22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me. This accurate description of crucifixion is […]

Psalm 22 Continued… Psalms 22:7 All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: The Jews used the gesture of shaking (or “wagging”) their heads as they poked fun at Jesus on the cross— “Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads” (Matthew 27:39). Instead of pitying and helping […]

Psalm 2 Continued… Psalms 22:3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. God is, just and true in all His ways. He hears our prayers, and keeps His covenant;  He is a true lover of holiness, and of all holy men. Psalms 22:4 In you our fathers put […]

Psalm 22 Continued… This Psalm opens up with the plaintive and desperate cry of the poor, lone Man forsaken by God. Psalms 22:1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? What we have here is something I […]

Psalm 22 This psalm is called the Psalm of the Cross. It has been given this name because it describes more accurately and more indepth the crucifixion of Christ than any other portion of the Word of God. It corresponds, needless to say, to the twenty-second chapter of Genesis and the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah. […]