Jehovah-Raab

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How universally known and cherished in Christian circles are the opening words of the well known Psa. 23, " The LORD [Jehovah] is my Shepherd [Raab]."
How comforting is the thought that the Lord is our Shepherd. What care He takes of His sheep, and how patient He is when they stray from His sheltering and guiding hand. These words have spoken comfort to multitudes of the tried saints in Old Testament times, and to multitudes of New Testament saints equally so. Many volumes have been written on this Psalm, and yet the theme is inexhaustible. Is it not wonderful that Jehovah Himself is our Shepherd as we journey through this desert wild, through the valley of the shadow of death? The Good Shepherd has not only died for us, but lives for us, the Great Shepherd risen from the dead (Heb. 13:2020Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (Hebrews 13:20)), and covenants to care for us every step of the journey home. The saint of God can triumphantly sing, " Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." (Psa. 23:66Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. (Psalm 23:6)).