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The Twenty-Third Psalm By King David

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The Twenty-third Psalm by King David portrays us humans as a flock of sheep and God as our shepherd. The psalm begins with the line, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want" (1), meaning The Lord is watching over us and with him we shall not worry. King David continues, saying, "He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness / for his name 's sake" (3). These lines ensure us that The Lord has forgave us for our sins, and in return we shall carry out the word of God. We must know, as The Lord 's flock, that we were placed on Earth to carry out the will of God.

Just like a shepherd, The Lord knows that sometimes he must lead his flock, "through the valley of the shadow of death" (4), but, "I will fear no evil: for
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