Psalms 23:3

3 He gives me new strength. He leads me on paths that are right for the good of his name.

Psalms 23:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 23:3

He restoreth my soul
Either when backslidden, and brings it back again when led or driven away, and heals its backslidings; or rather, when fainting, swooning, and ready to die away, he fetches it back again, relieves, refreshes, and comforts with the discoveries of his love, with the promises of his word, and with the consolations of his Spirit, and such like reviving cordials, (See Gill on Psalms 19:7);

he leadeth, he in the paths of righteousness;
in the plain paths of truth and holiness, in which men, though fools, shall not err; in right ones, though they sometimes seem rough and rugged to Christ's sheep, yet are not crooked; there is no turning to the right hand or the left; they lead straight on to the city of habitation; and they are righteous ones, as paths of duty are, and all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord be; moreover, Christ leads his by faith, to walk on in him and in his righteousness, looking through it, and on account of it, for eternal life; see ( Proverbs 8:20 ) ; and all this he does

for his name's sake;
for his own glory and the praise of his grace, and not for any merits or deserts in men.

Psalms 23:3 In-Context

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need.

2 He lets me rest in green pastures. He leads me to calm water.

3 He gives me new strength. He leads me on paths that are right for the good of his name.

4 Even if I walk through a very dark valley, I will not be afraid, because you are with me. Your rod and your walking stickn comfort me

5 You prepare a meal for me in front of my enemies. You pour oil on my head; you fill my cup to overflowing.