Psalm 23

Notes

1. • What does it mean that the Lord is my Shepherd?
   • What does "I shall not want" mean in psalms 23:1?
   • What is the meaning of "pastures" in psalm 23?
   • How accurate is the MSG translation?
   • What’s the whole message behind this portion of Psalms 23:4? What does is mean that although we walk through the valley of death, we will not have to fear evil?
2. • What are the "rod" and "staff" in the 23rd Psalm 23, and why are they comforting?
   • What’s the whole meaning behind Psalms 23:4?
3. • Why prepare a meal "in the presence of … enemies"? (23:5)
   • Is "a table" that the Lord prepares a symbol of something else in Psalm 23:5? If so, what?
   • Why would the shepherd in Psalm 23:5 anoint the sheep's head with oil?
   • What does the table represent in Psalms 23:5?
4. • How does God refresh our souls (Psalm 23:3)?
   • How does God guide us (Psalm 23:3)??
   • What does it mean when God says, "for My Name's sake"?
5. • What does it mean, "Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever"?