The question to be answered in Part Two of this Study (The Sovereign, My God) is: How did God become David’s Shepherd? The answer: God is Sovereign. Therefore, it is by the Choice of God, to carry out His Eternal Purpose for David in Christ. So it … [Read more...]

“…thou anointest my head with oil...” (Psalms 23:5b) In Psalm 23:5b, David has brought to light the seventh verb of action by David’s Sovereign, which action was by Design: “thou anointest.” The first thought that many have, when reading Psalm … [Read more...]

David comes to the sixth statement of God’s (the Shepherd’s) action for him by Design: “Thou preparest a table before me (in the presence of mine enemies)...” (Psalms 23:5a) First, The Who: “Thou…”  Again, David refers to his Shepherd, “The LORD,” … [Read more...]

“…thy rod and thy staff they comfort me” (Psalms 23:4d) David presents the fifth action verb, “comfort,” or “comforteth,” in Psalm 23:4d. Once again David recognizes that the cause of this action flows from the pronoun “thy” (the Shepherd, the LORD, … [Read more...]

“…he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness...” (Psalms 23:3b) Thus far in these devotions of Psalm 23, under the heading of The Sovereign (My God), the general outline is: The Sovereign – By Definition The Sovereign – By Decree The … [Read more...]

“He restoreth...” (Psalms 23:3a) “The LORD is… He maketh me… he leadeth me” are David’s previous statements in giving insight to the LORD being Sovereign. To continue his thought, David uses the fourth verb to show God is the Cause and we are the … [Read more...]