i shall not want

This picture hangs in my house.

I love it!

I ❤️ the 23rd Psalm.

The Lord is my shepherd!

These notes from my Hebrew-Greek study Bible are precious to me.

"This Psalm was written by David during a time when he was fleeing from  King Saul.

He had been wandering from place to place.

He was in exile from his own people and constantly living among strangers, even enemies.

His life was continually being threatened.

This Psalm is an outpouring of David's confidence in the Lord,

 and trust in His care for him in every moment of his life, even to death.  

With God's loving care and concern there could be no reason to fear even before his enemies.

 We can well imagine, from the imagery, 

that David's thoughts had returned to the secure time of his boyhood

 when he himself was a shepherd who totally cared for his sheep 

and in whom his sheep had complete trust. 

What a vivid, comforting thought for him to conceive of the Lord as his Shepherd 

and then to sum up the whole thought of the Psalm with the words, 

"I SHALL NOT WANT." 

The thought is just as vivid and comforting today for Christians who, 

in the midst of the turmoil and frustrations of life, 

 fully understands the 

"THE LORD IS HIS SHEPHERD" 

also and therefore, 

"HE SHALL NOT WANT." "

Oh to trust God like David did.

He was a man after God's own heart.

❤️

Get your Bible and read Psalm 23.

Read it more than once.

Think about what it says.

It is a real blessing for your soul!