the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 23:6
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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Surely goodness and loving-kindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Yahweh forever.
Surely your goodness and love will be with me all my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord 's house for the rest of my life.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in Yahweh's house forever.
Surely goodness and mercy and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell forever [throughout all my days] in the house and in the presence of the LORD.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
And thi merci schal sue me; in alle the daies of my lijf. And that Y dwelle in the hows of the Lord; in to the lengthe of daies.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Your kindness and love will always be with me each day of my life, and I will live forever in your house, Lord .
Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.
Truly, blessing and mercy will be with me all the days of my life; and I will have a place in the house of the Lord all my days.
Goodness and grace will pursue me every day of my life; and I will live in the house of Adonai for years and years to come.
Surely, goodness and loving-kindness shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah for the length of the days.
Your goodness and mercy will be with me all my life, and I will live in the Lord 's house a long, long time.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; {P}
Surely goodnes and mercie shall followe me all the daies of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for euer.
For sure, You will give me goodness and loving-kindness all the days of my life. Then I will live with You in Your house forever.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.
Doubtlesse kindnesse and mercie shall followe me all the dayes of my life, and I shall remaine a long season in the house of the Lord.
Surely thy goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live.
Surely, goodness and lovingkindness, will pursue me, all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of Yahweh, evermore.
(22-6) And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Truely felicitie and mercie shal folowe me all the dayes of my lyfe: and I wyll dwell in the house of God for a long tyme.
Thy mercy also shall follow me all the days of my life: and my dwelling shall be in the house of the Lord for a very long time.
Only goodness and faithful love will pursue meall the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the Lordas long as I live.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in the LORD's house forever.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Surely goodness and loyal love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will stay in the house of Yahweh for a very long time.
Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for as long as my days.
Only -- goodness and kindness pursue me, All the days of my life, And my dwelling [is] in the house of Jehovah, For a length of days!
Oh let thy louynge kyndnes & mercy folowe me all the dayes off my life, that I maye dwell in the house off the LORDE for euer.
Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. I'm back home in the house of God for the rest of my life.
Certainly goodness and faithfulness will follow me all the days of my life, And my dwelling will be in the house of the LORD forever.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow meAll the days of my life;And I will dwell [fn] in the house of the LordForever.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will pursue me all the days of my life,And I will dwell in the house of Yahweh forever.
Contextual Overview
A psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. 2 He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. 3 He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. 4 Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. 5 You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. 6 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
goodness: Psalms 30:11, Psalms 30:12, Psalms 36:7-10, Psalms 103:17, 2 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Timothy 4:18
and I: Psalms 16:11, Psalms 17:15, Psalms 73:24-26, 2 Corinthians 5:1, Philippians 1:23
for ever: Heb. to length of days, Psalms 21:4
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:22 - and there Psalms 15:1 - Lord Psalms 27:4 - dwell Psalms 40:11 - let thy Psalms 61:4 - abide Psalms 65:4 - causest Psalms 84:4 - Blessed Psalms 90:14 - that we Psalms 119:65 - dealt well Psalms 140:13 - the upright Luke 2:37 - which
Cross-References
(Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)
When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer's army until he caught up with them at Dan.
So she laughed silently to herself and said, "How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?"
About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. "God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do," Abimelech said.
When Sarah was 127 years old,
she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her.
"Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial."
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
"Yes, my lord," she answered, "have a drink." And she quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and gave him a drink.
"And the Lord has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The Lord has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me,.... Either the free grace, love, favour, and mercy of God in Christ, which endures continually, and is always the same from everlasting to everlasting; or the effects of it; and these either temporal good things, which flow from the goodness and mercy of God, and not the merits of men; and which are in great mercy and loving kindness bestowed on his people, and which follow them: they do not anxiously seek after them; but seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness, these are added to them, they trusting in the Lord, and he caring for them: or spiritual good things, which arise from the mere grace and mercy of God; such as the blessings of the covenant, the sure mercies of David, the discoveries and instances of the love of God, and the provisions of his house, which follow them, being undeserving of them; and even when they have backslidden from the Lord, and in times of distress, when his grace is sufficient for them; and of all this the psalmist had a comfortable assurance, depending upon the promise of God, arguing from the blessings he had already bestowed, and from the constant care he takes of his people, having in view his unchangeableness and faithfulness, the firmness of his covenant, and the irreversibleness of the blessings of it: the words may be rendered "only goodness and mercy", c. c nothing but mere mercy and kindness for though afflictions do attend the children of God, yet these are in mercy and love; there is no fury in the Lord against them; there is nothing comes in wrath to them, throughout the whole course of their lives; wherefore it is added,
all the days of my life; the mercies of God are new every morning, they continue all the day long; temporal goodness abides as long as life lasts, and ends with it; and spiritual blessings are for ever, they are the gifts of God, which are without repentance;
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever; which may denote his constant attendance on the public worship of God, of which he had been deprived in time past, being driven out from it, but now he enjoyed it, and believed he ever should; or it may design his being a member of the church of God, and a pillar in the house and temple of the Lord, that should never go out; see Revelation 3:12; or it may regard the assurance he had of dwelling in the house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens, Christ's Father's house, in which are many mansions, sure dwellings, and quiet resting places for his people, and that to all eternity. The Targum interprets it of the house of the sanctuary; and Kimchi expounds the whole verse in a petitionary way, "may goodness and mercy", c.
c אך "nil nisi", Junius & Tremellius "certe vel tantum", Cocceius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me - God will bestow them upon me. This is the “result” of what is stated in the previous verses. The effect of God’s merciful dealings with him had been to lead his mind to the assurance that God would always be his shepherd and friend; that He would never leave him to want.
All the days of my life - Through all its changes; in every variety of situation; until I reach its close. Life indeed would end, and he does not venture to conjecture when that would be; but as long as life should continue, he felt confidently assured that everything needful for him would be bestowed upon him. The language is the utterance of a heart overflowing with joy and gratitude in the recollection of the past, and full of glad anticipation (as derived from the experience of the past) in regard to the future.
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever - Margin, as in Hebrew: “to length of days.” The expression, I think, does not refer to eternity or to heaven, but it is parallel with the former expression “All the days of my life;” that is, he would dwell in the house of the Lord as long as he lived - with the idea added here, which was not in the former member of the sentence, that his life would be long, or that he hoped and anticipated that he would live long on the earth. The phrase used here, “I will dwell in the house of the Lord,” is one that is several times employed in the Psalms as indicative of the wish of the psalmist. Thus, in Psalms 27:4, “One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.” Psalms 26:8, “lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth.” Psalms 65:4, “blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts.”
Psalms 84:4, “blessed are they that dwell in thy house.” (Compare also Psalms 87:1, Psalms 87:3,10). The “language” here is obviously taken from the employment of those who had their habitation near the tabernacle, and afterward the temple, whose business it was to attend constantly on the service of God, and to minister in his courts. We are not to suppose of David that he anticipated such a residence in or near the tabernacle or the house of God; but the meaning is, that he anticipated and desired a life as if he dwelt there, and as if he was constantly engaged in holy occupations. His life would be spent as if in the constant service of God; his joy and peace in religion would be as if he were always within the immediate dwelling-place of the Most High. This expresses the desire of a true child of God. He wishes to live as if he were always engaged in solemn acts of worship, and occupied in holy things; he desires peace and joy in religion as if he were constantly in the place where God makes his abode, and allowed to partake of his smiles and friendship. In a very important sense it is his privilege so to live even on earth; it will certainly be his privilege so to live in heaven: and, full of grateful exultation and joy, every child of God may adopt this language as his own, and say confidently, “Goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life here, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever,” for heaven, where God dwells, will be his eternal home.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 23:6. Goodness and mercy shall follow me — As I pass on through the vale of life, thy goodness and mercy shall follow my every step; as I proceed, so shall they. There seems to be an allusion here to the waters of the rock smitten by the rod of Moses, which followed the Israelites all the way through the wilderness, till they came to the Promised Land. God never leaves his true followers providential mercies gracious influences, and miraculous interferences, shall never be wanting when they are necessary. I will dwell in the house, ושבתי veshabti, "and I shall RETURN to the house of the Lord," for ever, לארך ימים leorech yamim, "for length of days." During the rest of my life, I shall not be separated from God's house, nor from God's ordinances; and shall at last dwell with him in glory. These two last verses seem to be the language of a priest returned from captivity to live in the temple, and to serve God the rest of his life.
ANALYSIS OF THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM
The scope of this Psalm is to show the happiness of that man who has God for his protector, and is under his care and tuition.
To illustrate this protection, c., David proposes two allegories: the one of a shepherd the other of a free-hearted man given to hospitality, and entertaining his guests bountifully. It has two parts: the first sets forth, 1. God's care in providing him with all necessaries, Psalms 23:1-4. 2. His liberality in supplying him with all that he needed, Psalms 23:5.
The second part shows his confidence in God's grace, and his thankfulness, Psalms 23:6.
I. He begins the first with this position, "God is my shepherd;" and upon it infers, "Therefore I shall not want." He will do for me what a good shepherd will do for his sheep.
1. He will feed me in green pastures, Psalms 23:2.
2. He will there provide for my safety: "He makes me to lie down."
3. He will provide waters of comfort for me.
4. These waters shall be gently-flowing streams, still waters-not turbulent and violent.
5. He will take care to preserve me in health; if sick, he will restore me.
6. He goes before and leads me, that I may not mistake my way: "He leads me in paths of righteousness," which is his love; for it is "for his name's sake."
7. He restores. If I err and go astray, and walk through the valley of the shadow of death, (for a sheep is a straggling creature,) I will fear no evil: for his rod and staff comfort me; his law and his Gospel both contribute to my correction and support.
Thus, as a good Shepherd, he supplies me with necessaries, that I want nothing: but over and above, as a bountiful Lord, he has furnished me copiously with varieties which may be both for ornament and honour.
1. He has prepared a table for me - and that in the presence of my enemies.
2. He hath anointed my head with oil, to refresh my spirits, and cheer my countenance.
3. And my cup runneth over - with the choicest wine he gladdens my heart.
II. The last verse, 1. Sets out David's confidence that it shall be no worse with him: "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life."
2. Then he expresses his thankfulness: "I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." In thy house, among the faithful, I will praise thy name as long as I live.
On each point in this analysis the reader is requested to consult the notes.
