The Lord is My Shepherd and the Meaning of Psalm 23
- The phrase “The Lord is my shepherd” shows that Yahweh, the God of the universe, personally watches over his people.
- Psalm 23 teaches that God guides, protects, and provides for believers like a shepherd caring for vulnerable sheep.
- The article explains that “I shall not want” means God can be trusted to supply what his people truly need.
Why is the Lord called a shepherd? Why would an almighty, all powerful God choose to be a called a shepherd? With this post we begin a new series called Renew.org Features. This video is one in a series by Jon Kehrer for Ozark Christian College.