Have you read Psalm 23 lately?

For me the 23rd Psalm is the last vestige from the King James Version that is difficult to read in any other version.  Have you read psalm 23 lately?

Psalm 23   (KJV)

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Do you have it memorized (probably, if you have been to many funerals)?  It is not a psalm for the dead, rather for the living.  It is a psalm of David written about his great trust in God - the good shepherd.  He applied what he knew - shepherding - to illustrate God's care for us.

How does Psalm 23 show God's care for us?  How has God shown his care for you lately?

From the Heart,
Pastor Jeff