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Two of the 66 books of the Bible consist entirely of songs. These are the Book of Psalms and the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Additionally, there is a book that contains a song eight chapters long: The Song of Songs by Solomon. Among the existing 150 Psalms, the Psalm 23 is definitely the most well-known. We could call it the Shepherd's Psalm. Please read it a few times. Thousands and thousands of believers have thought of this Psalm in difficult times. It comforted them, and they found new courage. David's faith, his trust in his Lord, became a model for them.
David knew what it meant to be a shepherd. For he was a shepherd himself. He wandered with his father's flocks through the fields of Bethlehem. David was fully acquainted with this life. It was a dangerous life, a life with perils by day and by night. At times, David even had to risk his life for the sheep, of which he spoke on one occasion ... (1 Samuel 17:33-36)
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And David said to Saul, Your servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a , and also a , and took a lamb out of the flock. And I after him, and him and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I seized it by his beard, and smote him and him.Your servant smote both the lion and the ...
David thought, "Just as I am a shepherd for my sheep, so is the Lord my shepherd." After composing this song, he could pick up his musical instrument and accompany himself while singing. This is how David wrote this Psalm.
What instrument did David play? Was he good at it? (1 Samuel 16:14-18)
David was a good shepherd. The Lord Jesus is the good shepherd. What does He say about Himself?
The Lord is my Shepherd - that's just five words.
Which word of that is the most important to you and why?
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