“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
This beloved psalm opens with the affirmation the Lord is my shepherd establishing divine shepherding as the basis for all security and provision. The shepherd metaphor establishes God's role as caretaker and guide. The possessive my suggests intimate personal relationship. The declaration establishes the theological framework underlying the psalm's confidence.
Church Fathers on Psalms 23:1
A psalm of David himself. 1. The Church speaks to Christ: “The Lord feeds me, and I shall lack nothing” Psalm 22:1. The Lord Jesus Christ is my Shepherd, “and I shall lack nothing.” 2. “In a place of pasture there has He placed me” Psalm 22:2. In a place of fresh pasture, leading me to faith, there has He placed me to be nourished. “By the water of refreshing has He brought me up.” By the water of baptism, whereby they are refreshed who have lost health and strength, has He…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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