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The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalms 23:1-6
1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, 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.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.

Verse One - sets the stage for

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else in this Psalm. The Lord is
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; he’s not a shepherd. He is
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.

John 14:6
6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

John 10:11
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.

John 10:14
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me,

Verse One - also tells us if the Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not

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. The Good Shepherd provides all we need; there is no
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in God. Areas of
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are areas in our life we are not
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His
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.

Psalms 24:1
1 The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.

Philippians 4:19
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Psalms 34:10
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

Matthew 6:31-33
31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Verses Two/Three - portray the

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, refreshment, and
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of our Shepherd. He makes us
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down in green pastures, leads us beside
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waters, and
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our souls.

Verses Three/Four/Five - show us his direction and protection over our lives. The

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place to be is in the
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of God. God is bigger than the
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. He is bigger than cancer,
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, financial loss, and even
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.

3b He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

4 Yea, 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.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

John 16:33
33 “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

Verses Five/Six - reveal the care, compassion, and

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provision of the Shepherd. The most
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thing to a shepherd is his
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, and the most
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thing to the sheep is the
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. Christianity is a
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relationship.

5b You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.

Romans 8:31-32
31 What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [can be] against us?
32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?