Click here for more messages from the book of Psalms. Mercy and goodness, O my God! In death's dark vale I fear no ill With VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA, The Shepherd and the Fold Thou hast guided them in Thy strength unto Thy holy habitation.' He shared our life. At the beginning, the psalmist begins with a picture of the shepherd and the sheep, but the psalmist doesn't leave us with the metaphor, he brings to an actuality. Psalm 23 is a happy song used in praise and adoration proclaiming God's goodness. Psalm 30:11,12 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; Staring at the Psalm anew, we consider all is not calm streams and green pastures. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. [924] (Epistle 341.) [924] (Epistle 341.) No uncertainty should . Death will be defeated. 1. THE POETICAL BOOKS: Psalms Page Song of Solomon Page Proverbs Page THE PSALMS I. In one of his books you may find a review of his life. Because of Gods goodness, and because of Gods mercy, because the Lord leads me, restores me, guards me and sustains me, I will walk with Him, worship Him, love Him, and serve Him, all the days of my life. Beware of sinking into the vortex of selfishness, and burying your mercies in the grave of forgetfulness. --Ps. A. And Samuel said, How can I go? Wherever He may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. Read the Scripture: Psalm 23:5-6. The Collection and Divisions: In all probability the book of one hundred and fifty psalms, as it now stands, was compiled by Ezra about 450 B.C. II. 4 Yea, though I a walk through the b valley of . Comfort - Sheep are comfortable in the presence of their Shepherd because they know they are safe. Why not "go before"? And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, The Good Shepherd' and his one Flock' - Last Discourse at the Feast of Tabernacles. Psalm 8b. 3 He restores my soul. THE MANNER OF ITS CONVEYANCE. It has been frequently supposed, that the being born of God was all one with the being justified; that the new birth and justification were only different expressions, denoting the same thing: It being certain, on the one hand, that whoever is justified is also born of God; and, on the other, that whoever is born of God is also justified; yea, that both these gifts of God are given to every believer in one and the same moment. I have loved meditating on Psalm 23. There is a very interesting commentary called, "A Shepherd Looks at the Twenty-third Psalm." The Lord is my Shepherd, nor want shall I know; I feed in green pastures, safe-folded I rest; He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, Restores me when wandering, redeems when opprest. It has been frequently supposed, that the being born of God was all one with the being justified; that the new birth and justification were only different expressions, denoting the same thing: It being certain, on the one hand, that whoever is justified is also born of God; and, on the other, that whoever is born of God is also justified; yea, that both these gifts of God are given to every believer in one and the same moment. Author: Civilla D. Martin, 1869-1948 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 374 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23:4 First Line: Be not dismayed whate'er betide Lyrics: 1 Be not dismayed whate'er betide, God will take care of you; Beneath his wings of love abide, God will take care of you.Refrain: God will take care of you, Through ev'ry day, O'er all the way; He will take care of you, God will take care of . So I have an enemy in the John Henry JowettMy Daily Meditation for the Circling Year, The Kingdom UndividedTHE POETICAL BOOKS: Psalms Page Song of Solomon Page Proverbs Page THE PSALMS I. You could not draw a richer picture of a regenerated earth than by just supposing such an extension of its Sabbaths as alone would render safe the removal of its churches. Aggravation from Saul, opposition from the Philistines, the pressures of leading a divided nation, trouble in his own family, not to mention the sins that plagued his own heart. Psalm 23 is the story of Jesus, and if God should give me the luxury of hearing the Bible read before I die, somebody read me Psalm 23. Most Popular. 2 p.618. But what does that show but that men will be so changed there that churches such as we have known here will not be needed? When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. Psalm 23:1-6. David reflected on God's many blessings to him and concluded that God would continue to be faithful to him and grant him fellowship in the future. 2. This time it comes from the life of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 1. Mercies remembered and anticipated.--Ps. It is a fearful doctrine, but clearly stated in Scripture with regard to many individuals of the human race, that, so far from "goodness and mercy following them all the days of their life," everything that He gives them seems only the more to estrange them from God and goodness. They were originally used as songs in the Jewish Temple Worship. He who spake thus out of the bush to Moses was the same who in the fullness of time appeared upon the earth in the form of man. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, -- He knows the way He taketh, And I will walk with Him. There is quite enough here for the satisfaction of the animal; and the mere animal lives here in contentment, and takes its fill of happiness for its little inch of time. "And God said unto Moses, I am, that I am: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you" (Exod. Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise Him who is the health of my countenance," etc. This also is characteristic of the Divine relation to man. 12-16 Christian exultation--Christian confidence--"Not in the flesh"--"In Jesus Christ"--The prize in view--No finality in the progress--"Not already perfect"--The recompense of reward--What the prize will be In a certain sense we have completed our study of the first section of the third chapter of the Epistle. Mercy and goodness, O my God! Think about what that will be like in eternity: One joy will be added to another as the Good Shepherd leads you into springs of living water. Whatever happens in your work, your family, with your health or with your money, whatever happens in our country, if the Lord is your Shepherd, you will always be able to say, Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me; And in Gods house for evermore my dwelling-place shall be.[7], And so, through all the length of days Thy goodness faileth never Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise Within Thy house forever.[8]. Let us ponder one weighty verse, Handley C. G. MoulePhilippian Studies, The Valley of the Shadow of Death. "I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.". Even further, like the dreamers of old, we are called to live expectantly, fully convinced that the tears and weeping of our . Amid the manifold anxieties and cares of my heart,[925] by the multitude of which my soul is sore vexed,[926] the brothers coming from a far country[927] that they may serve the Lord,[928] thy letter, and thy staff, they comfort, St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh, 'And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt them mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel! David writes, "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.". PHILIPPIANS iii. Dr. Philip W. McLarty. --Ps. Psalm 23:5-6. Your experience in heaven will be very different from your life in this world, but your relationship with Jesus will be the same. "Hath He promised, and shall He not bring it to pass?" S. B. Ps. -- Psalm 23:4. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Search. What will become of us after we die? 5 Bread that camest down from Heaven, Fruit of the eternal tree; Banquet which my God has given Even unto me; Lo, before the world that scorneth, I give thanks and eat, At the table in the desert, Spread with heavenly meat; Wine of the divinest gladness, Milk and honey sweet. Voltaire does just the same thing as to the review, but with a totally different result. In death's dark vale I fear no ill With. [1200]Carey: Henry Carey, 1723 Psalm 23 Joseph Addison, 1712 DOXOLOGY The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. II. So, thank Him for it. Where streams of living water flow My ransomed soul he leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth. 1141. There is the difference! God is able to meet all our needs. I. Psalm 23 - The LORD Is My Shepherd and My Host. The Lord sustains me. We're taking about believers: about actual Christian experience. She was relieved and exclaimed: "That is wonderful. The scenario is a thrilling one: brilliant minds in powerful bodies in a transformed universe.[5]. Psalm 23 Sermon Submitted 3 years ago Presented 3 years ago 32:49. And the last thought is, that the best way to be able to end life with an utterance like this is to begin it well. This should be our aim, to attain to the realisation of the life hid with Christ in God; and to this God is separating us off, that our sojourn with Him may be eternal. The Lord is our shepherd, the one who shepherds us, who leads us, who guides us. This is the valley of deep darkness. --Ps. Amid the manifold anxieties and cares of my heart,[925] by the multitude of which my soul is sore vexed,[926] the brothers coming from a far country[927] that they may serve the Lord,[928] thy letter, and thy staff, they comfort H. iii:14). Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. CONCLUSION . [1] Douglas MacMillan, The Lord Our Shepherd, p. 82. -- Psalm 23:4. It is an abiding place, a mansion. He begins to think about what that means. Spiritual joy is a sweet and delightful passion, arising from the apprehension and feeling of some good, whereby the soul is supported under present troubles, and fenced against future fear. Psalm 23:4a. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. I have always wondered what their . I carry within myself, in my own religious consciousness, a prophecy, an earnest of something greater than the life that now is."4. FULFILMENT OF LIFE'S GREAT HOPES. The LORD is my Shepherd Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Scripture: Psalms 23:1-6, Psalms 37:25. This is a psalm of trust and confidence in God's goodness in the present and in the future. They may apply to other things, national or ecclesiastical, but here is their chief intent. Do you struggle to find power in scripture? 3. Children's Sermons Hymn Lists. Cf. Shall I be able Charles KingsleyOut of the Deep, Letters of St. BernardI To Malachy. 3) The Moment before Your Death The reality is, when we understand that Psalm 23 is about Jesus, it means that when we're in the valley, when we're stepping in the shadow of death, we are not stepping into the unknown because we have a Savior who has gone . --Psalm xxiii. All the days of my life that is, all my life long even to the last. The goodness of God is a most delightful and animating theme; it touches every chord of the Christian's heart. Interestingly enough, King David, who was once a shepherd himself . No one loves God but a true Christian, because nothing will produce love to God but the belief of the Gospel; and of course, it is the belief of the Gospel that makes a man a Christian. Click here to return to the Sermons page.. Psalm 23:1-3. Why will any of us be in heaven? I. The Good Shepherd keeps me close to Himself through His goodness and mercy that are always chasing after me. ISBN: 9781072891857 Prices (including delivery) for Surely Goodness and Loving Kindness Shall Follow Me All the Days of My Life: Psalm 23:6 Sermon Notebook, Christian Prayer Journal, 6" x 9" Church . The "green pastures" may give place to the dark valley. The sweetest word of the whole is that monosyllable, "My.". 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Most of us learned it as children in Sunday School, can say it by memory with a little help, have . 2. He reigns. Special occasion. iii:14). Our Lord Jesus Christ is no less person, than the I AM. Frank Nelson PalmerA Bird's-Eye View of the Bible, God's ProvidenceIn facts from Christian and philosophical standpoints it has been demonstrated that the infallible Supreme Ruler of all human spirits has made His final provision for the safety of each and every individual soul for its temporal and eternal welfare. It is remarkable how much, connected not only with the Ministry of Jesus, but with His innermost Life, gathers around that little fishing town. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water (Rev 7:17). In one John WesleySermons on Several Occasions, Joy'The fruit of the Spirit is joy.' The querulous old man puts together all that he had gone through, finds it dark and disappointing, and concludes by saying, "I am this day so and so, and I wish that I had never been born." John Piper Sep 8, 1980. Second, the shepherd calls us to follow in a world where God's mercy is often scorned. In the wilderness unwatered, In the lonely land, This the feast of God made ready By His mighty Hand; Thither came I, spent and weary, Hungry and athirst, From the wastes of thorn and thistle Of the land accursed, Frances BevanHymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others, Christian Standing and Christian ProgressPHILIPPIANS iii. Though I walk the downward shade, Deepening through the vale of death, Yet I will not be afraid, But, with my departing breath, I will glory in my God, In my Saviour I will trust, Strengthen'd by His staff and rod, While this body falls to dust. But St. John says there is no temple in heaven. "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin." And when we are in the Fathers house, Jesus prayer will be answered. Then comes the assurance of expectation and hope. Plenty for Today (23:5) David writes, You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. In verse 5, the metaphor has changed. A Psalm of David. 13. Psalm 4: Conflict between Seed of woman and serpent. Psalm 23:1-6. He leads me beside still waters. By daily habits of devotion, by the culture of a child-like faith, by holy familiarity with Divine things, I will seem to myself to be constantly engaged in God's service. When they are discontented, they squawk and cry, but when they have food, water, and plenty of greens to eat, they are quiet and contented. He said, "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Within Protestantism alone, the mere mention of issues like free will, predestination . they smothered him with flowers and killed him with fame and it came to this! He will guide you to springs of living water (Rev 7:17). David says in Psalm 27, One thing I have asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, (Psalm 27:4). In all probability its prosperity was chiefly due to the neighbouring Tiberias, which Herod Antipas [2583] had built, about ten years previously. Summary: This sermon examines the Psalmists' expectations about life as recorded in Psalm 23. 3. A wildfire sweeping over the mountain consuming everything in its path. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. But why "follow" me? Surely, "Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." Since the themes of eternal rest, peace, and comfort are so dominant throughout the six short verses, the poem provides hope and encouragement to those left behind. In the wilderness unwatered, In the lonely land, This the feast of God made ready By His mighty Hand; Thither came I, spent and weary, Hungry and athirst, From the wastes of thorn and thistle Of the land accursed. It brings to mind all that is true of you in Christ. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. The Good Shepherd' and his one Flock' - Last Discourse at the Feast of Tabernacles. This psalm was written by David in one of his darkest hours. So, thank God, that in Christ He does not chase after you with the wildfire of judgment. 1. 1. NIV, Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process. Brothers and sisters, nothing can ever separate us from you from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord, (Rom 8:39). The Good Shepherd has two sheepdogs; one is called Goodness. The other is called Mercy.. The greatest blessing you can know in life is to be wholly owned by the Son of God. If you have the pledge that "goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life," should not those days be spent for the glory of Him whose you are, and whom you serve? Firm faith. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. What a grand triumphal ode! Now today, we are looking at the last verse of this Psalm. Psalm 23:2-3 ESV. Our Lord Jesus Christ is no less person, than the I AM. It is when "the hoary head is a crown of glory, being found in the way of righteousness" when there are no marks upon the countenance of extinct volcanoes, dark shadows from wrought-out passions, impressions of darkness and crime, but when the life has been spent for God. ( Psalm 23:1-6) Consider all the terrain in the journey. We belong to a better time, but still we can feel its grandeur. Baker May. Protecting mercy. Jesus taught immortality: no one taught it as He did; no one preached it as He preached it. By daily habits of devotion, by the culture of a child-like faith, by holy familiarity with Divine things, I will seem to myself to be constantly engaged in God's service.3. Psalm 23:6 Context . It leads me beside troubled waters. Everything good in your life comes from the loving hands of God. Note the number of psalms in Books 1 and 2. Make your life all temple, all part of the , the sacred enclosure. Notice who the Shepherd is: The Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd. Wherever He may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. 25. That is good news, because if God chased after us in justice we would all be in trouble. Noteworthy is it also, how many of the most attractive characters and incidents in the Gospel-history are connected with that Capernaum, which, as a city, rejected its own real glory, WHEN Moses in the desert beheld the burning bush God answered his question by the revelation of His name as the "I Am." ), 1. "Shall follow me." As David thinks about all that he is facing, his mind goes back to the early years of his life when his work had been keeping the sheep. King David wrote this . 1. Psalms 23:6. which may denote his constant attendance on the public worship of God, of which he had been deprived in time past, being driven out from it, but now he enjoyed it, and believed he ever should; or it may design his being a member of the church of God, and a pillar in the house and temple of the Lord, that should never go out; see . The guiding God: or the picture of the leading. Before, then, any person is entitled to assert, with reference to his own afflictions, that God does everything for the best, and to apply this as a ground of comfort and consolation to himself, he must not only love God, but know and be convinced that God loves him. xxiii. When you belong to the Good Shepherd, this will always be true of you. Hence men often lull their conscience; but there it is they cannot destroy it, and ever and anon conscience speaks like thunder. As years pass you have a growing pool of blessed memories from which you can draw, and every new joy in your life makes that reservoir deeper. Jeremy Morris Psalm 23:5-6 God prepares a table for us. Refrain: I . "Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity," etc. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. So when wandering sinners, The Pilgrim's Rearguard, Goodness and Mercy, David's Confidence in the Prospect of the Future, Religious Conceptions Coloured by Secular Vocation, The pilgrim's rearguard, goodness and mercy, Christian Standing and Christian Progress, The Valley of the Shadow of Death. In Heavenly Love abiding, No change my heart shall fear, And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here. James says, Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change, (James 1:17). Our weekly email connects you to the latest content and resources. The Good Shepherd has come to seek and to save the lost. Psalm 126 reminds us that "the Lord has done great things for us.". When the Lord is your shepherd, you are surrounded on all sides by the goodness and mercy of God. Old Testament prophecies were full of declarations that false shepherds would arise to J. I. Ill will or bad purpose on His part is inconceivable. First, that God gives peace in the midst of conflict, life in the shadow of death. Over these last weeks, we have seen the devastating effects of wildfires in California. 2) THE CERTAINTY OF IT (PSALM 23:6) a) "Surely, I will dwell in the house of the Lord." i) No if's, and's, or but's about it; it's a sure thing. ^d 1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the parties whom he was addressing in the last section], He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Believers thank God for everything and blame Him for nothing. Play MP3 of this sermon: Sun, Nov 21, 2004 Last Sunday in the Church Year. Cf. Some of us are anxious, fearful and even distressed at what the future might bring. The Philistines hate me. Psalms 23:1-6 , the prayer of David, or a psalm of David, rather. He only sojourned in it here. He says that we should trust God as the good and faithful Shepherd and rejoice in His grace. As we all know, a "shepherd" looks after sheep. The original is 'lead gently.' Though in the VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA, The King of Love My Shepherd Is[1242]Dominus Regit Me: John Bacchus Dykes, 1868 Psalm 23 Henry W. Baker, 1868 The King of love my Shepherd is, Whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his, And he is mine for ever. What is heaven like? David acknowledges that his standing with the Lord is not like a visitor who is entertained once and then must leave or as one who is invited to return only occasionally. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, SUPPORT UNDER LIFE'S TRIALS. He leads me beside still waters. Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.--Ps. The "I Am. (rate this sermon) | 3,168 views. Rules to order how the Psalter and the rest of Holy Scripture are appointed to be read. The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. And when he looks beyond the days of his life in this world he sees what comes after: The joy of eternity in the immediate presence of the Lord. 3 He restores my soul. Your own god? The good man says, "I have needed both; I have had both all my days, and surely they shall follow me all my days.". 1. Psalm 23:6 in all English translations. Then comes the assurance of expectation and hope. My heart wanders and my spirit falters. The first person to be helped by this Psalm was David himself. However, there are general things we can draw from the meaning of Psalm 23. The key thought is this: Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I shall lack nothing! Then your reality will be something like this: I am my own shepherd, and I will always want. I t is not easy for those, whose habits of life are insensibly formed by the customs of modern times, to conceive any adequate idea of the pastoral life, as obtained in the eastern countries, before that simplicity of manners, which characterized the early ages, was corrupted, by the artificial and false refinements of luxury. The relationship you have with Jesus in this world will continue forever. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand, (John 10:28). And the Discourse which followed, ere He once more left Jerusalem, is of the same character. 2. To the venerable lord and most blessed father, Malachy, by the grace of God archbishop of the Irish, legate of the Apostolic See, Brother Bernard called to be abbot of Clairvaux, [desiring] to find grace with the Lord. Heaven will come to earth and God will dwell with His people in a world of love where He will make everything new. Ever wonder how scripture He says, "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." God chases after us with mercy. He came into our world. Picture what it was like for David to write this Psalm under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The House Of The Lord. Psalm 16. It begins with these words, I bind unto myself today, the strong name of the Trinity. Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.--Ps. [7] The Lords My Shepherd Ill Not Want, Scottish Psalter (1630). It is a fearful doctrine, but clearly stated in Scripture with regard to many individuals of the human race, that, so far from "goodness and mercy following them all the days of their life," everything that He gives them seems only the more to estrange them from God and goodness. Verses 1-6. It is, if I am not mistaken, Scougal the author of that little book The Life of God in the Soul of Man takes a review of life, looks back upon its prominent events, its afflictions and its trials, and upon his inward experience, and ends all by saying, "I am this day such and such an age, and I bless God that ever I was born." The Lord brings me back. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. There are foes in my yesterdays which can give me fatal wounds. 4. It's, by far, one of the most familiar passages of scripture in the Bible. The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, Bnt God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? "Even though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death". Goodness. 2. iv. Its certainty is founded upon the Divine existence; its communication upon Divine veracity; its possession is the fruit of immutable, unwavering, undying love. "I will dwell in the house of the Lord." If Saul hear it, he will kill me. The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. 1. III. And the Discourse which followed, ere He once more left Jerusalem, is of the same character. And Davids faith is strengthened as he takes in what the Lord does for him. Gods kindness is meant to lead you to repentance (Rom 2:4). It seems, as if Jesus could not part from the City in holy anger, but ever, and only, with tears. Green pastures. 1. Spiritual joy is a sweet and delightful passion, arising from the apprehension and feeling of some good, whereby the soul is supported under present troubles, and fenced against future fear. "But in the house of the Lord," says David, "I will dwell forever." Wealth, in those, All we like sheep have gone astray: we have turned every one to his own way, and the LORD hath laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Show StoneBridge Church Sermon of the Week, Ep Psalm 23:5-6 - Audio - Jan 22, 2023 Jerry Bridges says this so well, Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of Gods grace. A. David begins Psalm 23 by saying 'The Lord is my shepherd'. February 15, 2018. by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Scriptures: Psalm 23:1-2. Dwelling in the house of the Lord will be incomparably better than the greatest joys any of us have known in this life. And no shepherd would ever be without them. they smothered him with flowers and killed him with fame and it came to this! And when the sheep are gathered, the shepherd will lead them, and the dogs will bring up the rear. Friends, we are talking about exponentially increasing joy! Have follow'd me through all my days; Thy strengthening staff, and guiding rod, Upheld my steps, made straight my ways: Lord, till I reach thy holy hill, Goodness and mercy guard me still. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him Learn more about Desiring God Ways to Follow . Its sins are ever at my heels. I call this parable "the king." Old battles will be over, old wounds will be healed. "I will dwell in it. Because it is the scene of His familiar glory. For preachers who choose to focus on Psalm 23 on this particular Sunday, the combination of texts suggests at least two things. The extent of the Psalmist's assurance. Any exceptions to the above must be approved by Open the Bible, 1-877-673-6365. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. 1. 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