Psalm 23

Ann Lim Essay 5 In Class Poetry/ breed Analysis psalm 23 is a well known and a lot recited, memorized and studied passage of the give-and-take. It is probably one of the most cherished and regard sing of Christian Religion. Even those who once attended the Church at the young age can recognize and recall(a) Sunday aim lesson of The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. The book of psalm consists of total of one hundred fifty poems. It is divided into 5 books adjudge I (Ps. 1-41), Book II (Ps. 42-72), Book III (Ps. 73-89), Book IV (Ps. 90-106) and Book V (Ps. 107-150).The book of Psalms is write by numerous authors including top executive David and Psalm 23 is written by this King who reigned and ruled the Israelites with justice, and righteousness. His name is mentioned the most in the Bible and he is the most be knowd King by the Israelite Nation. This particular Psalm was probably written in Davids later life as King. In studying 1 and 2 Samuel, David was the youngest son of Jesse of Bethlehem. Though King Saul was already reigning as the King of Israel, by the tender of divinity fudge, the prophet Samuel anointed David as King of Israel instead because of King Sauls disobedience and pride.However, before David was officially recognized and put on the throne, he suffered persecution and hardship from King Saul who wanted him to be dead. Because King David has relied on the Lord his paragon to bring him to the place of Kingship at divinitys timing, he was humble and trusting in God. According to the Bible, because he was such(prenominal) a character, God himself has called him a man after Gods own heart. Before he was a King, he was a shepherd himself who protected and tended his fathers sheep. The Bible also notes that he was a skillful musician.Psalm 23 has been given the title, A psalm of David. In this psalm, David claims himself to be a shepherd who is led by God, his shepherd. The shepherd guides, protects and comforts the sheep. steady-g oing things be prepared in the presence of his enemies. And because this is the kind of shepherd God is, the sheep or himself shall not want anything else. And in all of his life, steady-goingness and love will follow him and he will lodge in the foretoken of God. King David is addressing to himself and meditating on his God, the good shepherd.He confesses about the shepherd, his Lord who leads him, who refreshes his soul, who guides him and protects him. He and then switches to addressing God directly, You prepare a table before me/You anoint my vanguard (Ps 235). When the reader reads, they are able to make the same work of trust in God and who God is, then able to tell to God, like David himself. They are able to pray and confess the same faith and assurance. Psalm 23 is a prayer of David and his conversation with the Lord, his shepherd. Many pastors and gospeller has preached of Psalm 23.Without the help of religious experts, anyone can understand and comprehend this P salm. This shepherd, or Davids Lord is a good shepherd, or a attraction who tends the sheep with love, care, gentleness and goodness therefore I, the shepherd lacks nothing and will dwell in the shepherds house forever. The LORD is my shepherd (Ps. 231) personifies God as a shepherd. The first stanza indicates I the verbalizer as the sheep. Humans do not lie down in green pastures, or ineluctably to be led by quiet waters nor do they rent rod and staff to be comforted (Ps. 32, 4). These actions signify the speaker as the sheep and God as the shepherd. The sheep is known to be blind, needing constant attention. They do not know how to protect themselves nor do they know how to rest because they are the most anxious and paranoid animals. The shepherd in the days of David watch the sheep with their lives. Not only does the shepherd needs to be with the sheep at all times, shepherd often had to protect them from wild animals such as lions, or bears even if it coasted his life. This is why they carried both the rod and staff.The rod was used for guard and staff was used for leading the sheep. By personifying humans as the sheep who is blind, of all time needing guidance and attention shows how helpless and needy humans are. This signifies the relationship mingled with the men and God and their need for each other. King David shows in Psalm 23 how much himself and the children of God are in need of the Lord, the good shepherd. He is the kind of shepherd who provides, who protects, who guides from green pastures to the house of God (Ps. 33, 6). Those who practice Christian faith are once once again reminded of Gods grace when reading this passage. They are assured once again of the Lords goodness and love and his good way of leading, defend and providing for them. Psalm 23 truly reflects on the Christianity because it shows the Lord as the drawing card and the people as follower, like sheep and shepherd relationship revealed in this Psalm. And it is God who leads his people into His presence, or the house of the Lord.