Probably the most recognizable psalm in popular media and song is Psalm 23 (the Greek numbering is 22). The words inspire a trust in God the protector and caregiver, who leads his sheep through life ...

“Behold I am sending you as sheep among wolves”, says Jesus, as he commissions the seventy-two disciples to be his representatives in Israel. In doing so he coins what we could call the defining ...

This Sunday of words and songs about sheep and shepherds has always challenged me. For most of my preaching life I’ve been in or near a city. Now I live in New York City, where as far as I know even ...

He lets me lie down in green pastures. Psalm 23 is probably the best-known and best-loved of all the sacred songs or hymns found in the Bible, and it is a wonderful image where we are the sheep and ...

One paraphrase of Psalm 23 brings verses 1-3 together and prays: “God, my shepherd! I don’t need a thing. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from. True to your ...

We should read it not as an assortment of poems and songs but as a single rhapsody on God’s covenant promises. Late in the fourth century, a man named Palladius of Galatia left his home (somewhere in ...

An overview of the historical background and theology of Psalms to help you develop your sermon series and apply it to your hearers. The Psalms are the words of people to God that have become the Word ...