The Gem Of The OT Ps 23 Henry Ward Beecher

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Henry Ward Beecher

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 for ever.
Psalms 23:1‭-‬6 KJV

“It has charmed more griefs to rest than all the philosophy of the world.

It has remanded to their dungeon more felon thoughts, more black doubts, more thieving sorrows than there are sands on the sea shore.

It has comforted the noble host of the poor.

It has sung courage to the army of the disappointed.

It has poured balm and consolation into the heart of the sick, of captives in dungeons, of widows in their pinching griefs, of orphans in their loneliness.

Dying soldiers have died easier as it was read to them; ghastly hospitals have been illuminated;

It has visited the prisoner, and broken his chains.

It has made the dying Christian slave freer than his master.

It will go singing to your children and my children, and to their children, through all the generations of time; nor will it fold its wings till the last pilgrim is safe, and time ended; and then it shall fly back to the bosom of God, whence it issued, and sound on, mingled with all those sounds of celestial joy which make heaven musical for ever.”

So proclaimed Henry Ward Beecher about Psalm 23.

Below is a break down of this OT Gem
I don't know who wrote it.  I Think Maybe Robert J. Morgan

Psalm 23: Line by Line
Meaning
The LORD is my shepherd = RELATIONSHIP
I shall not be in want = SUPPLY
He makes me lie down in green pastures =
REST
He leads me beside quiet waters =
REFRESHMENT
He restores my soul = HEALING
He guides me in paths of righteousness =
GUIDANCE
For his name's sake = PURPOSE
Even though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death = TESTING
I will fear no evil = PROTECTION
For you are with me = FAITHFULNESS
Your rod and your staff they comfort me =
DISCIPLINE
You prepare a table before me in the presence
of my enemies = HOPE
You anoint my head with oil = CONSECRATION
My cup overflows = ABUNDANCE
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the
days of my life = BLESSING
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD =
SECURITY
Forever = ETERNITY