Some think Selah is a notation indicating that the person reading the Psalm should pause to allow the audience to respond or repeat the previous statement for emphasis and meditation. Still others think it is a musical notation like “forte” (play loud) or “allegro” (play fast) you often see printed in musical scores.
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It’s in the Bible, Psalm 23:4, NKJV. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Browse: What does the Bible say about death? Browse: Other Bible questions. Jesus died to free us from death and the devil.
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“The Lord . . . heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:2, 3). “He [the Lord] restores my soul” (Psalm 23:3). “Bless the Lord . . . who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases . . . so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:2, 3, 5).
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“Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever” (Psalm 23:6). “Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom” (James 3:13).
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Meaning of Psalm 23 1. The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. Only a shepherd could write Psalm 23, and David was a shepherd. The Lord is the Shepherd of His people and they are His sheep; so David said, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” In eastern lands, the shepherd goes before his flock—he leads them.
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Chapter 23. 1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 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. 5 ...
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“The Lord's mercies...are new every morning: great is [His] faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23). 6. Blessed are the pure in heart… “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). An impure heart defiles the soul. Wrong thinking dims the spiritual vision so men cannot behold God; they cannot see Him by the eye ...
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He restores us spiritually (Psalm 23:3). He provides all our needs (Psalm 23:1). He protects us from evil (Psalm 23:4). We Are His Sheep. If Jehovah Rohi is our Shepherd, we must be His sheep. And that is how the Bible describes us: “Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep ...
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Psalm 23: Verse by verse meaning. The Beatitudes: Verse by verse meaning. New Jerusalem: What is it like ...
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