Psalms 23

Psalms 23 I take place in the historical background of the 23rd Psalm that David was the author. David was a shepherd in his youth, preparing him for the shepherding of Gods flock, the nation of Israel. The gentle chose David as his servant, and brought him to shepherd Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance. There is a possibility that David wrote this psalm as a boy while he was tending his flock, since he spent many lonely hours in the fields. It is fleshy to understand how a young boy could write of such tomography when young boys knew little of dangers and disappointments in tone.There are two imageries, the shepherd and the soldiery. (Deffinbaugh) In ancient Near East clipping the Israelites were cognise as shepherds describing leadership of an individual or group, or a king referring to a leader. The shepherd imagery shows the Lord was the leader, the King of all humanity. Jacob spoke of God as The God who has been my shepherd all my life. (Deffinbaugh) David spok e of God as his shepherd, his provider, cheeror and king. It states The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want meaning that he had the Lord and was not in necessitate of anything.The shepherd imagery is that David is describing Gods relationship with him in a loving relationship, in relation to how shepherds tended to their flocks. The author states he guides me in the paths of pureness the Lord give ceaselessly be there to guide us in the right direction, yet evil pull up stakes al focusings be lingering, it is our choice which way we go. In Psalms 234, Even though I walk done the valley of the shadow of death could perhaps mean that he could have face some kind of tragedy in his life, or he faced some kind of evil.Therefore, David had possibly used these situations in his life, which could have inspired him to write this psalm. David also wanted to lead a righteous life and follow the way of the Lord. Then we read fear no evil. Evil is always present, yet the Lord go fort h be there to protect us from evil. The author talks close dinning with his enemies. In ancient Near East hospitality to foreigners, strangers, and travelers was a sacred duty. By extending this hospitality the host would take on the responsibility of protecting the traveler as long as he was in his area.As Davids enemies he still took care of them and feed them while they were his guests. He felt that the Lord would reward him for this and he would live in the house of the Lord (referring to the temple) forever. This doesnt mean he will live in the temple this attitude will help shape the rest of his life. (Bratcher) Psalms 23 deals with the faith in the Lord, and living a righteous life, which would lead you to a wonderful life on earth and here after. This psalm applies to my live by having faith in God always, even when mischievousness things happen to the people I care about or me.My faith in God is what gets me through the bad things in my life and the good things that he bl esses me with. I know that God is there to protect me even when evil shows itself. If it wasnt for my faith, I would not be where I am today. If we follow Davids example which is the psalm, in the 21st Century we should care for Jesus flock in the same way that David cared for his. We should love our enemies and help them find faith in God just like David. This psalm has veracity about life and even in the most faithful people they still know that ugliness may come upon them.In the 21st Century there is night everywhere, yet we still need to listen to the words of Psalm 23 and reflect on its possibilities of helping us out of the darkness with the help of the Lord, since we know that he walks with us always. Today we look for physical things from the Lord, where in Davids time it was more spiritual. God does provide us with physical needs, yet we can not always be sure when it will occur or what the circumstances might be, but when it happens we know and our faith lives on. Prayi ng this psalm will keep your faith in God.