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Explanation:
The theme of Psalm 23 is that God always protects and provides. The psalm relies on an extended metaphor of God as a shepherd and the speaker as one.
Let us now explore Psalm 23 line by line and phrase by phrase: The Lord is my shepherd. This proclaims the metaphor of the psalm, that god is like our shepherd. That is, he helps us to find food, water, work, love, friends and all that we need. He also protects us from evil.
Instead Psalm 23 may be classified as a reflective or meditative psalm. It's a psalm that's meant to make us stop and think about something.
Despite its overwhelmingly positive tone, Psalm 23 argues that life itself is a "valley of the shadow death," full of potential dangers and evils. The speaker of Psalm 23 believes he will escape death and pass directly into heaven.
It speaks about God being our shepherd and all the wonderful things that he does for us, his sheep. I remember to read Psalm 23 at times when I worry about things and when I feel lost, just to remind myself that God is in charge. ... I'm the weakest in the flock but God carries me. There is nothing I should worry about.”
