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Psalm 23:1-3
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Psalm 23:1-3 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 23
\\<>\\. Thus psalm was written by David, either when he was in distressed circumstances, being persecuted by Saul, and was in the forest of Hareth, 1Sa 22:5; as some think {r}; wherefore he comforts himself with the Lord's being his shepherd, so that he should not want; nor would he fear, was he in worse circumstances than he at present was; or rather, when he was settled upon the throne of Israel, and in the most prosperous and flourishing state of his reign, as the latter part of the psalm shows; he speaks not in his own person only, but in the name of all believers; for Christ, who is the shepherd spoken of, is a common shepherd to all the saints, who are all the sheep of his pasture, as well as David; and the prophet here makes use of similes very familiar with him; he having been a shepherd himself, and knew what it was to do all the parts of that office, which are herein expressed; and very pertinently does this psalm follow the former; for as there Christ is prophesied of as laying down his life for the sheep, as the good shepherd does; and of his being brought again from the dead, as the great shepherd of the sheep, as Christ has been; so here of his performing his office as such, in all its parts, to the great comfort, refreshment, and safety of his people. {r} Jarchi & Kimchi.
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Cross References 7
- 1. 23:1 Ps. 78:52; 80:1; Isa. 40:11; Jer. 31:10; Ezek. 34:11, 12, 23; John 10:11; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25; 5:4
- 2. 23:1 Ps. 34:9, 10; [Matt. 6:33]
- 3. 23:2 Ezek. 34:14; John 10:9
- 4. 23:3 Ps. 19:7
- 5. 23:3 Ps. 5:8; 31:3; 139:10, 24; 143:10; Isa. 40:11; 49:10
- 6. 23:3 Prov. 4:11; 8:20
- 7. 23:3 Ps. 25:11; 31:3; 79:9; 109:21; Ezek. 20:9, 14