A David psalm
“God, my shepherd! I don’t need a thing.”
Psalm 23:1
David was the shepherd boy who became a king. Though he sat on the throne and wore a crown, his heart never left the green pastures and still waters. The nation of Israel might have been able to take the boy out of the fields but it couldn’t take the fields out of the boy.
No surprise then, that when David wrote a psalm praising the character of his God, his memory ran back to the fields of his youth. He uses the metaphor that he knows best to sing his song of praise—sheep and shepherd.
It’s a personal psalm—“God, my shepherd.”
It’s a profession of trust—“don’t need a thing.”
As you continue your forty days with Christ, reflect on the following …
Reflection
Why is it important to personalize the first words of this psalm?
In what way are these words a profession of trust?
How has Jesus, the Good Shepherd provided for you?