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Many of us can only hear the first line of the Psalm in the King James Version (KJV): “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”1 With a simple metaphor in a concise and (...)

Every preacher needs at least two sermons on Psalm 23: one for funerals, and another for ordinary time.1 Because Psalm 23 is so familiar, we’ll look at it in the particular framework of the lectionary (...)

Psalm 23 is classified as an Individual Psalm of Thanksgiving. In this type of psalm, singers praise God for God’s goodness in delivering them from various life-threatening situations — illness, oppression, enemy attack, etc. In (...)

Psalm 23 is one of the best-known and most often-quoted passages in the Bible. The psalm is commonly used in the context of death and the funeral service. But the psalm’s language and imagery may (...)

Everybody knows Psalm 23. In an era of increasing biblical illiteracy, this is an encouraging sign. But what may concern us about Psalm 23 is its reputation — that is, it is known for the (...)

Psalm 23 is classified as an Individual Psalm of Thanksgiving. In this type of psalm, singers praise God for God’s goodness in delivering them from various life-threatening situations — illness, oppression, enemy attack, etc. In (...)

The 23rd Psalm is a perennial favorite. And yet for all its familiarity, there may be some nuances to the Psalm we have missed, some reflections scholars might share to deepen our sense of the (...)

Psalm 23 is classified as an Individual Psalm of Thanksgiving. In this type of psalm, singers praise God for God’s goodness in delivering them from various life-threatening situations — illness, oppression, enemy attack, etc. In (...)

The 23rd Psalm is a perennial favorite. And yet for all its familiarity, there may be some nuances to the Psalm we have missed, some reflections scholars might share to deepen our sense of the (...)

Notice this Psalm’s emphasis on our active Lord. In this one Psalm, the Lord is shepherd, host and priest. Shepherding is hard work; constant work, at least. Minimally, it requires skills in leading, restoring, comforting, (...)