Psalms 23:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. ”

Psalms 23:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He leadeth me beside the still waters - Margin, “waters of quietness.” Not stagnant waters, but waters not tempestuous and stormy; waters so calm, gentle, and still, as to suggest the idea of rep...
Psalms 23:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He (b) restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the (c) paths of righteousness for his name's sake. (b) He comforts or refreshes me. (c) Plain or straight ways.
Psalms 23:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXIII. Yahweh as Shepherd ( Psalms 23:1-4 ) and Host ( Psalms 23:5 f .). Psalms 23:2 b. waters of rest as in mg. Psalms 23:3 . Read, right paths: the metaphor is still maintained....
Psalms 23:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

restoreth . bringeth back, as in Psalms 19:8 , JEHOVAH-ROPKEKA. App-4. soul. Hebrew. nephesh. leadeth. Hebrew. nahal, to guide, conduct. paths of righteousness . righteous paths. JEHOVA...
Psalms 23:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. He restoreth my soul As it is the duty of a good shepherd to cherish his sheep, and when they are diseased or weak to nurse and support them, David declares that this was the manner in wh...
Psalms 23:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 528 DAVID’S CONFIDENCE IN GOD Psalms 23:1-6 . The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoret...
Psalms 23:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. He restoreth my soul - Brings back my life from destruction; and converts my soul from sin, that it may not eter...
Psalms 23:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He restoreth my soul, &c.— He refresheth, &c. Mudge. "When I am ready to faint, he refreshes me, and brings me to life again." See Psalms 19:8 . In the paths of righteousness, Green re...
Psalms 23:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. He restoreth my soul - reviving me when fainting ( Psalms 19:8 ), and overcome temporarily by temptation...
Psalms 23:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a Ps. of simple and unclouded confidence in God, who is described first as a shepherd ( Psalms 23:1-4 ) and next as an host ( Psalms 23:5-6 ). The beautiful imagery of the first part would be...
Psalms 23:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Restoreth my soul — i.e., refresheth, recreateth, quickeneth. For his name’s sake. — God’s providential dealings are recognised as in accordance with His character for great graciousness.
Psalms 23:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 23:1-6 THE world could spare many a large book better than this sunny little psalm. It has dried many tears and supplied the mould into which many hearts have poured their peaceful faith. T...
Psalms 23:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Song of the Good Shepherd Psalms 23:1-6 A sabbatic rest breathes through this psalm, the children's favorite; while the oldest and holiest confess that it touches an experience which still...
Psalms 23:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the Messianic application this psalm properly follows that in which the work of the Christ as Saviour is portrayed. It is to those whom He has won through His passion that He becomes known as the...
Psalms 23:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These are sweet verses. Jesus leads, and feeds, and waters. And this he doth night and day, lest any hurt. Feeding, takes in the whole employment of a Shepherd: Jesus hath knowledge of the persons of...
Psalms 23:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 22 Proper Psalm for Good Friday ( Morning ). Psalms 22, 23 = Day 4 ( Evening ).
Psalms 23:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He restoreth my soul ,.... Either when backslidden, and brings it back again when led or driven away, and heals its backslidings; or rather, when fainting, swooning, and ready to die away, he fetche...
Psalms 23:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Ver. 3. He restoreth my soul ] He reduceth me, when like a lost sheep I have gone astray, Psalms 119:176 ....
Psalms 23:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He restoreth my soul Hebrew, נפשׁי ישׁובב, naphshi jeshobeb, my soul he bringeth , or, will bring back , namely, from its errors or wanderings. No creature is more ready to go astray than a sheep...
Psalms 23:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Shepherd. A psalm of David. 1 The L ORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down...
Psalms 23:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He restoreth, Heb. he bringeth it back ; either, 1. From its errors or wandering; or, 2. Into the body, out of which it was even departing and fainting away. He reviveth or comforteth me. Comp...
Psalms 23:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘He restores my soul (inner life). He guides me in the right paths (the paths of righteousness) for his name's sake.' Having been led to the pastures of luscious grass, and the rest-giving waters, t...
Psalms 23:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “The king who had been the shepherd-boy, and had been taken from the quiet sheepcotes to rule over Israel, sings this little psalm of Him who is the true Shepherd and King of men. We do...
Psalms 23:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 23:1-3 The whole sentiment and scenery of this poem seems to prove, by accumulative evidence, that it was written at the time when the forty-second Psalm was written: when David had taken r...
Psalms 23:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We shall view Christ in the office of a shepherd and the first passage we read sets before us faith proving Christ in that office accepting him, trusting him, following him. Psalms 23:1-2 . The LO...
Psalms 23:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Verse. 2. The still waters. The refreshing or abundant waters; the waters of Shiloh, which flow softly. Psalms 23:3 . He restoreth my soul. Symmachus reads ανεκτησατο με, he refreshes me, or...
Psalms 23:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord is my Shepherd. Exegesis of the Psalm This Psalm, so personal and tender in its tone, may be called a lyric; and its reference to shepherd life makes it a pastoral; and being such, it...
Psalms 23:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS little psalm is an idyll of great beauty, describing the peace and calm delight which dwell with one whose trust is wholly in God. David's authorship, asserted in the title, is...
Psalms 23:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehovah the Good Shepherd. A psalm of David, a hymn written by David by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, an expression not only of David's personal faith and trust, but of the confidence which a...
Psalms 23:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 1:6 ; Ezekiel 20:14 ; Hosea 14:4-9 ; Isaiah 42:16 ; Jeremiah 31:8 ; Jeremiah 32:37-42 ; Job 33:30 ; Luke 22:31 ; Luke 22:32 ; Micah 7:18 ; Micah 7:19 ; Micah 7:8 ; Micah 7:9 ;...
Psalms 23:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Shepherd Psalm Psalms 23:1-6 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is the purpose of today's study to throw us more completely into the arms of the Living God. Our chapter, Psalms 23:1-6 , we have read b...
Psalms 23:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Restoreth — Heb. He bringeth it back; from its errors and wandering. For — Not for any worth in me, but for the glory of his justice, and faithfulness, and goodness.

Psalms 23:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 23:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 23:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 23:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 23:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 23:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 23:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 23:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 23:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 23:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 23:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 23:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 23:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 23:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 23:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 23:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 23:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 23:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 23:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 23:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes