| > | | | | the snare of the fowler And from the perilous |
| The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes | | | | pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And |
| me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside | | | | under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be |
| the still waters.He restores my soul; He leads me in the | | | | your shield and buckler. Psalm 91:1-4 |
| paths of righteousness For His name's sake. Psalm | | | | No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near |
| 23:1-3 | | | | your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over |
| Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, | | | | you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they |
| bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, And | | | | shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a |
| forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your | | | | stone. You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The |
| iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems | | | | young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. |
| your life from destruction, Who crowns you with | | | | "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will |
| lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your | | | | deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has |
| mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed | | | | known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will |
| like the eagle's. Psalm 103:1-5 | | | | answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him |
| For those who trust in the LORD He is the all sufficient | | | | and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show |
| One, including their provider and healer. In Psalm 23 we | | | | him My salvation." Psalm 91:10-16 |
| find the seven names of God: | | | | THE LORD OUR |
| 1.JEHOVAH-RA | | | | RIGHTEOUSNESS
JEHOVAH-TSIDKENILL. Hence |
| 2.JEHOVAH-JIREH | | | | He restores my soul; He leads us in the paths of |
| 3.JEHOVAH-SHALOM | | | | righteousness for His name's sake. He delivers us and |
| 4.JEHOVAH- TSIDKNELL | | | | honor us and satisfies us with long life and shows us |
| 5.JEHOVAH-NISSI | | | | His salvation. |
| 6.JEHOVAH-RAPHEGA | | | | And then we have JEHOVAH- NISSI — |
| 7.JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH | | | | The-LORD-Is-My-Banner or God My Standard of |
| In verse we have The Lord is My Shepherd- | | | | Victory. |
| "SHEPHERD"-JEHOVAH-RA (Jehovah the Shepherd). | | | | Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. |
| If the Lord is our shepherd, then we own this Psalm 23 | | | | And Moses said to Joshua, "Choose us some men |
| as ours. And as our LORD He forgives all our iniquities, | | | | and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on |
| heals all our diseases, redeems our life from | | | | the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand." So |
| destruction, crowns us with lovingkindness and tender | | | | Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with |
| mercies, and satisfies our mouth with good things, so | | | | Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the |
| that our youth is renewed like the eagle's. When the | | | | top of the hill. And so it was, when Moses held up his |
| Lord is our Shepherd, we don't lack in anything. HE is | | | | hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his |
| our Provider - JEHOVAH-JIREH. God’s word is | | | | hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands became |
| true: | | | | heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and |
| Then they came to the place of which God had told | | | | he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, |
| him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the | | | | one on one side, and the other on the other side; and |
| wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him | | | | his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. |
| on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched | | | | So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the |
| out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the | | | | edge of the sword. Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and | | | | "Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in |
| said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am." | | | | the hearing of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the |
| And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do | | | | remembrance of Amalek from under heaven." And |
| anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, | | | | Moses built an altar and called its name, |
| since you have not withheld your son, your only son, | | | | The-LORD-Is-My-Banner; Exodus 17:8-15 |
| from Me." Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, | | | | Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow |
| and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by | | | | of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your |
| its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and | | | | rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 |
| offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. | | | | The Amalekites came against the Israelites after they |
| And Abraham called the name of the place, | | | | crossed the Red sea. But when Moses went up the |
| The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, "In the | | | | Mountain Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands Joshua |
| Mount of The LORD it shall be provided." Genesis | | | | defeated the Amalekite with the edge of the sword. |
| 22:9-14 | | | | As we pray in the Spirit and stand on the word of |
| Whatever we need God will provide. He who did not | | | | God, Our Lord who suffered on the cross and his |
| spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how | | | | hands were lifted up with two nails, we will defeat |
| shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? We | | | | Satan through our Heavenly Joshua, even through our |
| shall not want
JEHOVAH-JIREH (JEHOVAH is our | | | | Lord the HOLY SPIRIT for the LORD Is Our Banner |
| Provider). When we know the Lord as our 'Shepherd' | | | | our Victory. His word is unchanging: |
| He will be our provider, all sufficient-one. Therefore, we | | | | But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory |
| shall not lack or want anything because nothing is | | | | through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 |
| impossible with God | | | | For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. |
| And because JEHOVAH- SHALOM, | | | | And this is the victory that has overcome the |
| The-LORD-Is-Peace, He makes us to lie down in | | | | world-our faith. 1 John 5:4 |
| green pastures; He leads us beside the still waters. | | | | And because of His anointing we shall know |
| The sheep are very happy. Lying down in Green | | | | JEHOVAH- RAPHEGA - The Lord the healer. He |
| pastures and still waters (not turbulent waters) all | | | | turns the bitterness of life into sweetnessGod’s |
| speak of peaceful conditions. God’s word tells | | | | word is true: |
| us that Isreal was in turbulent condition. The Midianites | | | | Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink |
| surrounded them. At that time, they cried. God gave a | | | | the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore |
| deliverer called 'GIDEON'. The Word of God records: | | | | the name of it was called Marah. And the people |
| Then the LORD said to him, "Peace be with you; do | | | | complained against Moses, saying, "What shall we |
| not fear, you shall not die." So Gideon built an altar | | | | drink?" So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD |
| there to the LORD, and called it The-LORD-Is-Peace. | | | | showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, |
| To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. Judges | | | | the waters were made sweet. There He made a |
| 6:23-24 | | | | statute and an ordinance for them. And there He |
| 'Behold, the days are coming,' says the LORD, 'that I | | | | tested them, and said, "If you diligently heed the voice |
| will perform that good thing which I have promised to | | | | of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, |
| the house of Israel and to the house of Judah: 'In those | | | | give ear to His commandments and keep all His |
| days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David | | | | statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I |
| A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment | | | | have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD |
| and righteousness in the earth. In those days Judah will | | | | who heals you." Exodus 15:26 |
| be saved, And Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is | | | | You prepare a table before me in the presence of my |
| the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR | | | | enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs |
| RIGHTEOUSNESS.' Jeremiah 33:14-16 | | | | over. Psalm 23:5 |
| The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word | | | | Yes the Lord is our healer of all things that the |
| saved as: | | | | enemies of life bring upon us be it physical sickness, |
| Save v. saved, saving, saves. --tr. 1.a. To rescue | | | | broken hearts, inner hurts or disappointments. |
| from harm, danger, or loss. b. To set free from the | | | | God’s word is true: |
| consequences of sin; redeem. 2. To keep in a safe | | | | When evening had come, they brought to Him many |
| condition; safeguard. 3. To prevent the waste or loss | | | | who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the |
| of; conserve. | | | | spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it |
| Yes, Jesus Christ is our Salvation and He rescues us | | | | might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the |
| from harm, danger or loss, He keeps us in a safte | | | | prophet, saying: "He Himself took our infirmities And |
| condition and prevents the waste or loss of things for | | | | bore our sicknesses." Matthew 8:16-17 |
| us as we abide under the shadow of the | | | | Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the |
| Almighty.God’s word is true: | | | | days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the |
| He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High | | | | LORD Forever. Psalm 23: 5 |
| Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say | | | | "All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; |
| of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My | | | | and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE |
| God, in Him I will trust." Surely He shall deliver you from | | | | LORD Is THERE. |