It is simply impossible for Him ever to decree or wish to do anything evil. 29 bracketing the song with His Name. There may be loss of health, of property, of friends; there may be unknown trials. You will have frequently to go there, to plead the great Sacrifice. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. In one of his books you may find a review of his life. Goodness to creatures; mercy to sinful creatures. Not only the Creator but the Creation too will be an object of wonder to the redeemed. Mercy. Baker May. If we turn to the fourth Gospel in which the Holy Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of Glory, The Great ShepherdHe shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of a righteousness for his b name's sake. Jeremy Morris Psalm 23:5-6 God prepares a table for us. I. GOODNESS. Today the familiarity, poetry, and beauty of the 23rd psalm have a different tone. This week Psalm 23 takes a much darker turn. The sweetest word of the whole is that monosyllable, "My.". Why not "go before"? STRENGTH FOR LIFE'S WORK. ).'" Commentary, Psalm 23, Matt Pollock, A Plain Account 2016 "Even audiences largely unfamiliar with the Bible's contents are likely to know phrases from Psalm 23 (though whether or not they know what they are hearing is biblical is another question! Psalm 5: Perfect Man in midst of enemies. Now I must prove to my readers' perfect satisfaction that to discard all the dignities and privileges of a high priest and become a lowly worker for Christ, it is not a mere accident nor is it an act of necessity as far as temporal necessities are concerned; Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker, "I will fear no evil, for thou art with me." C omparisons, in the Scripture, are frequently to be understood with great limitation: perhaps, out of many circumstances, only one is justly applicable to the case. Sustaining mercy. But the treatment has been so extremely imperfect, in view of the importance of that section, that a few further remarks must be made. The Shepherd, the Host, and the Highway Patrol Summer Psalms. When you can say, The Lord is my Shepherd, you will be able to say, Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6b. 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. View more titles. iii:14). 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. 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. There is no restoring there, no troubling there; no dark misty shade of death to chill the sunlight of the road. They can stab me in the back! I. These capacities and affections of mine, the stirring of a spiritual life within me, were never made to find their perfection here. Refrain: I . 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. Gods goodness and mercy are chasing after you to bring you closer to the Good Shepherd. 1. Remember, David has already said that the Good Shepherd leads His sheep. The good man has his difficulties and dangers. The poem supposes the man who speaks to have spiritual life in him, and the good man thus utters his confidence in the protection and in the care of that God under whose loving fatherhood he has been brought on his way. In this sermon, Pastor Anderson explains why God sends hardship into our life, and the very special reason . 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." Many of us feel tired, jaded, discouraged, and flat. The Twenty-Third Psalm is one of the best-loved and most well-known sections in the entire Bible. 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 . They stay in your memory and you can continue to derive happiness from them. But the Lord picks me up. My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear of death has fallen upon me.--Ps. 4. --PSALM xxiii. They are divided into five books, each closing with a benediction, evidently added to mark the end of the book. And when we are in the Fathers house, Jesus prayer will be answered. He restores my soul. Enlarge it towards the west, where the sun of our life is gently dipping towards the grave, in a life of preparedness. Jesus taught immortality: no one taught it as He did; no one preached it as He preached it. -- Psalm 23:4. S. B. Ps. 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. xxiii. 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. 1-21. It is an abiding place, a mansion. And God will wipe away all tears from your eyes. Most Popular. This is a Psalm of David and David was a shepherd. My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my heart.--Ps. Scripture: Psalm 23. And my cup is always empty. Psalm 23 is a happy song used in praise and adoration proclaiming God's goodness. The psalmist sees God in control of his life. xxiii. An angel is the object of one; man of both. 4-6. "Thou art with me.". When John was given a glimpse of what it will be like when all of Gods redeemed people are gathered in His presence, he says, they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. Then, he tells us that, 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). Then comes the assurance of expectation and hope. Thus, when our Lord says, Behold, I come as a thief (Revelation 16:15) , --common sense will fix the resemblance to a single point, that He will come suddenly, and unexpectedly. 1. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His names sake. Children's Sermons Hymn Lists. These are difficult days for all of us. So he calls the Lord his shepherd as a beautiful illustration of his own relationship with God. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him Learn more about Desiring God Ways to Follow . 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). Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.--Ps. For God's presence is the ultimate present. The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, Bnt God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Because it is the scene of His familiar glory. 3. Surely, etc. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh, The Shepherd-King'And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt them mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel! In this Psalm, the singer praise God for . 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. MERCY. 1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. And it reminds us of the "certain king who made a marriage supper for his son." 1. 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. 2. Thomas Boston speaks of how the glorified shall walk eternally, seeing more and more of GodThey may bring their vessels to this ocean every moment, and fill them with new waters.[4], Donald Macleod says of the Garden of Eden, It offered scope for art, science, and technology The same will doubtless be true of the world to come. It brings to mind all that is true of you in Christ. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.". Psalm 6: Perfect Man in midst of chastisement (bruising heel . 3. "Shall follow me." 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. Retail: $44.99. Psalm 23:4a. But to put her at ease, he told her: "Those two men following you are David's men. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 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. Worship In The Wilderness. 12:15. He leads me beside still waters. 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. 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. "Goodness and mercy." 8. Verses 1-6. 4-6. This language implies the assurance, on his part, of the existence of a state of future blessedness. Jonathan Edwards points out that the joys of heaven will accumulate. It is a delightful passion. But St. John says there is no temple in heaven. Its guilt dogs my steps. But although it may seem like it at first, it isn't a drastic shift. Biblical IllustratorSurely goodness and mercy shall follow me. Our Price: $31.49. 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. There are foes in my yesterdays which can give me fatal wounds. Psalm 23 The House Of The Lord 1. Heaven will come to earth and God will dwell with His people in a world of love where He will make everything new. Because some of my enemies are in the rear; they attack me from behind. The Lord is my shepherd: This psalm starts right at the core of things, naming who God is, and who we are. Behind me, before me, beside me, beneath me above me. The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, Bnt God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? The closing words which Jesus had spoken to those Pharisees who followed HIm breathe the sadness of expected near judgment, rather than the hopefulness of expostulation. We belong to a better time, but still we can feel its grandeur. But why "follow" me? His life was plagued with trouble. Make your life all temple, all part of the , the sacred enclosure. They don't have to be lengthy, it's better to make a short point that people remember rather than go on and on when . [6] Adapted from Jonathan Edwards, Works Vol. What if you choose to be the captain of your own ship, the master of your own soul? 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! And the Discourse which followed, ere He once more left Jerusalem, is of the same character. Firm faith. The first thing to say is that it will be very different from life in this world. 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. The guiding God: or the picture of the leading. Why not "go before"? I have loved meditating on Psalm 23. Gal 5:52. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever (Psalm 23:6). Sermon: God's Answer For Man's Needs Part-2 References: Acts 3:6-8, 4:10-12, Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 118:22, Acts 4:10-12, John. Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray, Since Thou art my guardian no evil I fear; Thy rod shall defend me, Thy staff be my stay; No harm can befall, with my Comforter near. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Goodness to creatures; mercy to sinful creatures. 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. Here we are, anxious about our world, our country, our families, ourselves. All Videos Images Commentaries Devotionals Other Translations Sermons Related Scriptures Podcasts Blogs. 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? b) John 14:1-3 i) The Lord Jesus Christ reiterated and underscored what David had said in Psalm 23:6. ii) The Lord Jesus is talking about the same place that David was talking about. Sheepdogs are beautiful, highly trained, hardworking and intelligent creatures. The Good Shepherd keeps me close to Himself through His goodness and mercy that are always chasing after me. Denomination: Charismatic. 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). 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he a leadeth me beside the still waters. My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my heart.--Ps. Psalm 4: Conflict between Seed of woman and serpent. Psalm 23:1-6 How God Empowers Me is a sermon which shows from Psalm 23 how God can empower you through a personal relationship with Him. Here we have . Ever wonder how scripture And when the sheep are gathered, the shepherd will lead them, and the dogs will bring up the rear. Read Psalms 23:1. Introduction: I have never raised a sheep, but we do have chickens. But now he says that the Shepherds goodness and mercy follow the sheep. Jesus said to the Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world, (John 17:24). 1141. Where streams of living water flow My ransomed soul he leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth. And this joy will go on increasing! (rate this sermon) | 3,168 views. As sure as you need it, you shall have it; as sure as you require it, you shall realise it: It shall come seasonably at the best time, in the wisest manner, and from the most unexpected quarter. What is your position if the Lord is not your shepherd? All Roads Lead through Cyril: Neochalcedonianism in the Catenae of Pauline Epistles. Today we "walk through the valley of the shadow of death" (Psalm 23). As the mother's eye and hand follow her little one as he makes his first wobbling attempt to toddle alone; as the needle follows the lodestone; as the water out of the rock followed the Israelites through the desert; as the pillar of glory went with them by night and by day: so goodness and mercy shall follow the faithful, in the closet, in the family, in the church, in the world. About. All Sermons Bible Studies Devotionals Prayers. II. "And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 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. Like some chemical characters, in certain temperatures they are illegible; but raise the temperature and they appear in all their reality. He is pictured as a King coming in power and glory. . 2. Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, But yet in love he sought me, And on his shoulder gently laid, And home, rejoicing, brought me. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. There is an ancient Celtic hymn attributed to St Patrick in the 5th century. God is good, and therefore He must be merciful. Shall I be able Charles KingsleyOut of the Deep, Letters of St. BernardI To Malachy. (Jerusalem, December, a.d. W.F. 1141. Psalm 9. for his name's sake. If Saul hear it, he will kill me. IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, OR BY WHAT PERSONS, THIS STATEMENT MAY BE PROPERLY MADE. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. These capacities and affections of mine, the stirring of a spiritual life within me, were never made to find their perfection here. And no shepherd would ever be without them. You will see Christ in His glory. Everything good in your life comes from the loving hands of God. Psalm 23 Sermon Submitted 3 years ago Presented 3 years ago 32:49. The Good Shepherd has come to seek and to save the lost. 1 The Lord is my a shepherd; I shall not b want. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. 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. cxvi. 'The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want. III. John Piper Sep 8, 1980. Goodness and mercy. SUPPORT UNDER LIFE'S TRIALS. It will be yours to kindle the lamp of a never-ceasing devotion, to place the Eucharistic Shewbread before the Lord. Play MP3 of this sermon: Sun, Nov 21, 2004 Last Sunday in the Church Year. He says Surely goodness and mercy will follow me . When you belong to the Good Shepherd, you can be sure about this: God chases after you, not in judgment and condemnation, but in goodness and mercy. Within Protestantism alone, the mere mention of issues like free will, predestination . This psalm was written by David in one of his darkest hours. 4. "I will dwell in it. Transition: In the last two verses of this Psalm, David describes a few more reasons that God's sheep can be quiet and . Heres what that means: The Good Shepherd became one with the sheep. But there is good in your life too. In Psalm 23 David writes "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life" (Psalm 23:6 NIV). The guiding God: or the picture of the leading. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. Reason says there must be such a state; conscience says there is such a state. THE ASSURANCE EXPRESSED BY THE PSALMIST. Clark Bates 12 min read. [924] (Epistle 341.) Most of us learned it as children in Sunday School, can say it by memory with a little help, have . As mentioned earlier in our commentary on Ps 23:1, The LORD begins and ends the psalm ( Ps 23:1, 6 ). The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. There is a very interesting commentary called, "A Shepherd Looks at the Twenty-third Psalm." The Philistines hate me. If I could only get away from the past! and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever. (Psalm 23:6), These words can be understood in two ways. If we turn to the fourth Gospel in which the Holy, He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. 3 He restores my soul. Our Lord Jesus Christ is no less person, than the I AM. He gave Himself to you, and He calls you to follow Him. "Shall follow me." Our weekly email connects you to the latest content and resources. And this is how the Good Shepherd keeps us close to Himself. Now here is where a shift takes place in this psalm. Its certainty is founded upon the Divine existence; its communication upon Divine veracity; its possession is the fruit of immutable, unwavering, undying love. [In this section Jesus proceeds to contrast his own care for humanity with that manifested by the Pharisees, who had just cast out the beggar. The Lord will never let me go. Staring at the Psalm anew, we consider all is not calm streams and green pastures. The Lord the Good Shepherd.--Ps. xxiii. they smothered him with flowers and killed him with fame and it came to this! That is the one critical constant in changes of our lives. What will become of us after we die? Observe the beautifulness and the blessedness of a Christian old age. Reasoning from the past to the future, he says, "Because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice." 4. Did you know that the Bible uses that picture to describe Gods judgment of the wicked. III. They are not in any way softened or modified, but uttered in accents of Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Discourse on the Good Shepherd. This verse appears in the popular Psalm 23:6. He leads me beside still waters. 4. The Psalms are filled with affirmations of God's love for us: Psalm 13:5, 31:7, 86:5, 136 - 25 times. We are once again in Capernaum. In death's dark vale I fear no ill With. Where streams of living water flow My ransomed soul he leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth. 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. But more is promised. based on 17 ratings. 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 . 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. He could not else be good. ", 2. Its sins are ever at my heels. He Loves Me. Sin prepares a table before me in the presence of my friends. 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. It refers, perhaps, to a more advanced stage of the Christian life. 1050God, goodness of4016life, human5340house5478property, houses8441goals, 4019life, believers' experience7125elect, the, 1220God, as shepherd8446hospitality, duty of, December the Thirty-First the Rear-Guard"Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." Enlarge it towards the north, on the frontier of Satan. In the Shepherd's Care. But he said, "my" shepherd. Surely, "Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." Sep 8, 1980. Thou hast guided them in Thy strength unto Thy holy habitation.' This time it comes from the life of David. It leads me beside troubled waters. [7] The Lords My Shepherd Ill Not Want, Scottish Psalter (1630). A Psalm of David. The Shepherd is in front of the sheep. What is heaven like? 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." Now today, we are looking at the last verse of this Psalm. Click here to return to the Sermons page.. Psalm 23:1-3. And it will be Jesus Himself who leads you into them. "WHEN Moses in the desert beheld the burning bush God answered his question by the revelation of His name as the "I Am." God can only broaden what He's broken and breaks. Here's How Psalm 23 Showed Me God's Faithfulness. David led the sheep, .read more. Comfort - Sheep are comfortable in the presence of their Shepherd because they know they are safe. Then comes the assurance of expectation and hope. "I will dwell in the house of the Lord." This is the valley of deep darkness. Please include this statement on every copy distributed: By Colin S. Smith. Our Lord Jesus Christ is no less person, than the I AM. All the days of my life that is, all my life long even to the last. Soon on wings, on wings of love, My transported soul shall rise, Like the home-returning dove, Vanishing through boundless skies; Then, where death shall be no more, Sin nor suffering e'er molest, All, The Lord the Good Shepherd.--Ps. ^D John X. So I have an enemy in the, My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year. It is the permanence of heaven that is one of its greatest joys in prospect. We conclude our Sermon Series on PSALMS this week. The first person to be helped by this Psalm was David himself. All the topics of the former Discourses are now resumed and applied. He already said, Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. 3. Like many of the songs found in the Bible, Psalm 23 states its case in the first verse and simply verifies it in the remainder of the song. 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. Goodness or Goriness, an element of God's nature. He shared our life. This is a famous psalm that is read at funerals. Goodness and mercy are two Biblical truths that go together often. xxiii. Psalm 24 portrays the Lord Jesus as the Chief Shepherd. 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. When the Lord is your shepherd, His love surrounds you now and forever. xxiii. In verses 5 and 6 David changes the metaphor a . As he remembers what he did for the sheep, some words come to him The Lord is my shepherd. Let us ponder one weighty verse, The Valley of the Shadow of Death.--Psalm xxiii. Its guilt and its shame will haunt me. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me. They were originally used as songs in the Jewish Temple Worship. 3. He leads me beside still waters. It is a great thing to be one of Christ's flock, ever under the Shepherd's tender care. God is able to meet all our needs. It is contrary to sorrow, which is a perturbation, My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear of death has fallen upon me.--Ps. [1] Think of a shepherd walking in front of his sheep. Cecil Frances Alexander, (1818-95). Heaven will not be a world in which you meet Jesus and then go off to pursue your own thing. A Testimony of Sufficiency. Old Testament prophecies were full of declarations that false shepherds would arise to J. Now I must prove to my readers' perfect satisfaction that to discard all the dignities and privileges of a high priest and become a lowly worker for Christ, it is not a mere accident nor is it an act of necessity as far as temporal necessities are concerned; Meletios GoldenConversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker, In Heavenly Love Abiding,"I will fear no evil, for thou art with me." Denomination: Holiness. "I thank God," says the one, "that ever I was born," because he can take the 23rd Psalm, and in the 23rd Psalm he can read the history of his inward life. Friends, we are talking about exponentially increasing joy! It is your hops and desire, and, please God, it will be your privilege, to dwell much in the house of the Lord. "AND I WILL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER." When one looks at the Christian church today, depending on their experience and exposure, the first thing he or she may see is its divisions. It is contrary to sorrow, which is a perturbation Thomas WatsonA Body of Divinity, Out of the Deep of Death. Let this prospect reconcile us in the midst of all affliction, if we be Christians, and let us prepare for that dwelling in the house of the Lord forever. [2] I Bind Unto Myself Today, Attributed to St. Patrick, (385-461), tr. We came to this Psalm looking to be refreshed. teacher, school | 147 views, 7 likes, 3 loves, 6 comments, 4 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church: Take a Seat at the Table Scripture: Psalm 23 Dr C.A. 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. 4-6. 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