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Texts -- Psalms 23:2-6 (NET)

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23:2 He takes me to lush pastures , he leads me to refreshing water . 23:3 He restores my strength . He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation . 23:4 Even when I must walk through the darkest valley , I fear no danger , for you are with me ; your rod and your staff reassure me. 23:5 You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies . You refresh my head with oil ; my cup is completely full . 23:6 Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days , and I will live in the Lord’s house for the rest of my life .

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  • 'Ku Diberi Belas Kasihan [KJ.39]
  • 'Ku Mau Berjalan dengan Jurus'lamatku [KJ.370] ( Down in the Valley )
  • Ajaib Benar Anugerah [KJ.40] ( Amazing Grace )
  • Batu Penjuru G'reja [KJ.252]
  • Besarkan Nama Tuhan [KJ.46]
  • Di Jalanku 'Ku Diiring [KJ.408]
  • Gembala Baik Bersuling nan Merdu [KJ.415]
  • Gembalaku Tuhan [KJ.283]
  • Kepada yang Berdarah [KJ.170]
  • Mari, Bersukacita [KJ.200]
  • Sang Rajalah Gembalaku [KJ.377]
  • Siang, Malam, Musim, Tahun [KJ.331]
  • Sukacita Hatiku [KJ.398]
  • Tenanglah Kini Hatiku [KJ.410] ( He Leadeth Me )
  • Terang Matahari [KJ.322]
  • Tuhan, Pimpin AnakMu [KJ.413]
  • Tuhankulah Gembalaku [KJ.285]
  • Ya Tuhan dalam Sorga T'rang [KJ.458]
  • Yang Diperbuat Allahku [KJ.378]
  • Yesus Hidup dan Menang [KJ.210]
  • Yesus, Pimpin Langkahku [KJ.414]
  • Yesus, Pimpinlah [KJ.419]
  • [Psa 23:2] To Thy Pastures Fair And Large
  • [Psa 23:4] Stand By Me
  • [Psa 23:4] There’s A Light In The Valley
  • [Psa 23:4] Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley
  • [Psa 23:4] Light In The Valley
  • [Psa 23:5] O Thou Whose Bounty Fills My Cup
  • [Psa 23:6] I Shall Dwell Forever There

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What if God Had an Answering Machine?; Philippians 1:23; High Watermarks

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • 15:22-26 The wilderness of Shur was a section of semi-desert to the east of Egypt's border. It occupied the northwestern part of the Sinai peninsula, and it separated Egypt from Palestine (v. 22).". . . wilderness does not im...
  • Achish swore in Yahweh's name to David, probably to impress the truth of what he was saying on David, that David had been upright and pleasing to him. Nevertheless David had not won the confidence of the other Philistine comm...
  • The story of David's kindness to Mephibosheth (ch. 9) helps to explain David's subsequent acceptance by the Benjamites. It also enables us to see that the writer returned here to events in David's early reign."It is, in my pe...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • The Book of Psalms is an inspired collection of Hebrew poems intended for use in worship. Spirit directed compilers put them in their present order for several reasons including authorship and affinity of ideas. The compilers...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • Verses 6 and 7 are the climax of the psalm, the answer sought in verses 1-5 and expounded in verses 8-12.212:7 David's reference to the Lord's decree declaring David God's son goes back to the Davidic Covenant (2 Sam. 7:14). ...
  • The title of this psalm identifies the writer as David. All but four of the psalms in Book 1 of the Psalter (Pss. 1-41) identify David as their writer, all except Psalms 1, 2, 10, and 33. The occasion of his writing this one ...
  • 23:1 David compared Yahweh to a shepherd as he reviewed His blessings on his life (cf. 28:9; 80:1). This was a familiar role for David who had been a shepherd of sheep as a youth and who later became a shepherd of God's peopl...
  • David realized God's good loyal love (Heb. hesed) would pursue him throughout his life. To follow here does not mean to bring up the rear but to pursue vigorously (cf. 83:15).67The phrase "goodness and lovingkindness"(NASB) o...
  • 24:1-2 David affirmed Yahweh's sovereignty over all things. He is over all because He created all. Verse 2 looks back to the creation of the world. The "rivers"(NASB) or "waters"(NIV) is a synonym for "seas."It probably descr...
  • 27:4 The greatest gift that God could give David would be the privilege of spending his time contemplating and reflecting on the wonderful features of his God. The psalmist could achieve this best in Israel near the ark of th...
  • 41:10 David had asked God to restore his health so he might repay his enemies. This may seem to be an unworthy motive in view of the Lord Jesus' instruction to love our enemies and do them good (Matt. 5:44). However, individu...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • In contrast to the preceding chapter, this one is full of joy and rejoicing. There God turned the world into a desert; here He transforms that desert into a garden.339References to "be glad"and "gladness"begin and end the poe...
  • Isaiah now announced more about the work of the Servant (cf. 42:5-9). He will enable people around the world to return to God, similarly to how the Israelites would return to Jerusalem after the Exile. The response to God's s...
  • 34:1-2 The Lord gave Ezekiel a message for the shepherds (leaders, rulers, cf. Ps. 23) of Israel. Ancient Near Easterners often referred to kings and leaders as "shepherds"(e.g. 2 Sam. 5:2; Isa. 44:28; Jer. 2:8; 10:21; 23:1-6...
  • 3:24-25 As Nebuchadnezzar watched what was happening inside the furnace, he marveled to see that the three Jews did not perish in an instant. Rising from his seat he saw them loosed from their bonds and walking around inside ...
  • 3:10 The descendants of the Lord's dispersed ones, the Jews, would bring him offerings of worship from the farthest corners of the earth. The rivers of Ethiopia, probably the Nile and its tributaries, were at the edge of the ...
  • The reason for the devastation of the people and the land just described now becomes apparent. It is the people's rejection of the messianic Shepherd-King (cf. Isa. 42; 49; 50; 53). The Lord would graciously give His people a...
  • 14:3 For thematic reasons Matthew and Mark both placed this event within the story of the hostility of Jesus' enemies. It is apparently out of chronological order (cf. John 12:1). This rearrangement of the material highlighte...
  • The importance of this sign is clear in that all four Gospels contain an account of it. Apparently John was familiar with the other evangelists' versions of this miracle as well as being an eyewitness of the event. His story ...
  • John probably included this incident for a number of reasons. It accounts for the return of Jesus and His disciples to the western shore of Galilee where Jesus gave the discourse on the Bread of Life. Perhaps he did so to con...
  • Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. International Critical Commentary series. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1897.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Gift of God."Biblioth...
  • Adamson, James B. The Epistle of James. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976; reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.Bailey, Mark...
  • 5:1 In view of the inevitability of trials and God's judgment Peter gave a special charge to the elders (overseers) of the congregations of his readers. Peter himself was an elder as well as an apostle. As an elder he spoke f...
  • There are a number of contrasts between the 144,000 and this great multitude. The number of the first group is not only smaller but definite whereas the number of the second group is larger and indefinite. People from the 12 ...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • The original is' lead gently.' Cf. Isaiah 40:11, Psalm 23:2. The emblem of a flock underlies the word. There is not only guidance, but gentle guidance. The guidance was gentle, though accompanied with so tremendous and heart-...
  • Samuel was staggered by the apparent failure of his errand. God had told him that he had provided a king from this family, and now they had passed in review before him, and none was chosen. Again he is made to feel his own im...
  • The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want. 2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. 3. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. 4. Yea...
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