by Guest » Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:23 pm
I found this to be a better version...
1. The Lord is my Shepherd forever,
He maketh me down to lie,
He leads me beside the still waters
O how He does satisfy!
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Chorus
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
   All the days, all the days of my life;
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
   All the days, all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever,
And I shall feast at the table spread for me;
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
   All the days, all the days of my life;
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2. My Shepherd Himself is my pasture,
My Shepherd, the waters of rest;
I eat of His riches in spirit,
I drink, and O how I am blest!
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3. My Shepherd my soul is restoring,
My will, and emotion, and mind;
And though through the valley I'm walking,
O what a Companion I find!
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4. A table prepared by my Shepherd
I feast on and Satan destroy;
My head is anointed with oil,
My cup runneth over with joy!
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5. And now in His house I am dwelling
Enjoying the goodness of God;
My pleasure is far beyond telling,
My pleasure is Jesus my Lord!
This Hymn is taken from Psalms 23:6 - "Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me All the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of Jehovah For the length of my days."
All Christians translate this verse as something which is yet to come. Something we will enjoy after we die as it says "mansions He's gone to prepare".
But the accurate translation of Psalms 23:6 is that the goodness and lovingkindness follow us "all the days of my life," referring to the present age. Goodness refers to the grace of Christ, lovingkindness refers to the love of the Father, and follow implies the fellowship of the Spirit (2Â Cor. 13:14). Eventually, this enjoyment of the processed and consummated Triune God ushers us into the enjoyment of God in the house of God (Christ, the church, and the New Jerusalem-John 1:14; 2:21; 1Â Tim. 3:15-16; Rev. 21:2-3, 22), where we will dwell "for the length of [our] days," referring to the present age, the coming age, and eternity.
I found this to be a better version...
1. The Lord is my Shepherd forever,
He maketh me down to lie,
He leads me beside the still waters
O how He does satisfy!
Â
Chorus
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
   All the days, all the days of my life;
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
   All the days, all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever,
And I shall feast at the table spread for me;
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
   All the days, all the days of my life;
Â
2. My Shepherd Himself is my pasture,
My Shepherd, the waters of rest;
I eat of His riches in spirit,
I drink, and O how I am blest!
Â
3. My Shepherd my soul is restoring,
My will, and emotion, and mind;
And though through the valley I'm walking,
O what a Companion I find!
Â
4. A table prepared by my Shepherd
I feast on and Satan destroy;
My head is anointed with oil,
My cup runneth over with joy!
Â
5. And now in His house I am dwelling
Enjoying the goodness of God;
My pleasure is far beyond telling,
My pleasure is Jesus my Lord!
This Hymn is taken from Psalms 23:6 - "Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me All the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of Jehovah For the length of my days."
All Christians translate this verse as something which is yet to come. Something we will enjoy after we die as it says "mansions He's gone to prepare".
But the accurate translation of Psalms 23:6 is that the goodness and lovingkindness follow us "all the days of my life," referring to the present age. Goodness refers to the grace of Christ, lovingkindness refers to the love of the Father, and follow implies the fellowship of the Spirit (2Â Cor. 13:14). Eventually, this enjoyment of the processed and consummated Triune God ushers us into the enjoyment of God in the house of God (Christ, the church, and the New Jerusalem-John 1:14; 2:21; 1Â Tim. 3:15-16; Rev. 21:2-3, 22), where we will dwell "for the length of [our] days," referring to the present age, the coming age, and eternity.