Psalm 23
Some of you are engineers. While some of you are draftsmen, accountants, and bookkeepers. Some of you are farmers. While some of you are machinists or work in the medical field. Some of you may be students with many of your teachers sitting in this very room. In your world mathematical formulas are extremely important. Facts and figures make sense to you!
There is symmetry to the Scriptures…
The heart of Psalm 23 is the phrase, "For Thou art with me." There are exactly twenty-six Hebrew words before that phrase. And twenty-six words after it.
What's more, the numerical value of the letters in the divine name, “Yahweh,” equals twenty-six. His name is the first Hebrew word in the psalm, and He is the "Thou" who is "with me."
The abiding presence of the Good Shepherd with us--when we're in the valley of the shadow of death or surrounded by enemies--is the beating heart of this psalm.
Psalm 23
The LORD Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.
[2] He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
[3] He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
[4] Even 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 overflows.
[6] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
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