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Psalms 23:6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Psalms 23:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 23:6

Theological / Devotional

Mercy. Material and spiritual blessings are personified as following David all through life. His language shows complete trust in God’s guidance through life’s present vicissitudes, and gladly anticipates that guidance in the future.

House of the Lord. The psalmist’s continuance as a guest in God’s house is assured (see Ps. 15:1; cf. Ps. 27:4; 65:4; Ps. 84:4).

For ever. Literally, “to length of days,” implying as long as he lives. But the believing child of God looks beyond his fellowship with God in this life to eternal communion in the world to come. The psalm closes in a mood of unending gladness.

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