PSALM 23
Analysis 1. A PSALM FOR LIFE A shepherd and his sheep – a peaceful, pastoral scene indeed! But looking more closely: “He makes me lie down in green pastures” (v.2), implies that there are other barren places with no food. “Han leads me beside still waters” (.2), implies other unsettled waters, perhaps stormy seas! That he restores my soul, and leads me in paths of righteousness (v.4), speaks in the same way of a life which is not always easy. Even…