Psalm 23 ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’ conveys many different truths and meanings using different literary features to convey these messages to the audience. ‘The Lord is my Shephard’ or Psalm 23 is a psalm which is written by David and can describe what God is and what God does for everyone. The different meanings and truths found throughout the psalm can be used by the reader to gain deeper knowledge about God. Literary features are different writing techniques and structures which help the writer in conveying messages to the audience.
Some examples of meaning and truths which can be found throughout the Psalm include the versus “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk …show more content…
It symbolises these different truths through the use of a metaphor. The metaphor in this is verse is the use of the word shepherd as it provides us with the image of the Lord acting to his people as if he were a shepherd. Another verse in the psalm is “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me” this verse’s truth helps to state the previous verses message, which is that God will act like a shepherd and care for us. This is summarised through the line “I fear no evil, for you are with me”, meaning that much like a shepherd God will be protecting his flock (us) from evil. Another time a metaphor is used to uncover a deeper meaning in the psalm is in the verse “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows” but more predominantly in the line “my cup overflows”. This line helps to show us a characteristic of God, which is generosity. This can be understood as “my cup overflows” really means that God will always give you more than enough and be overly kind and generous to his people. This also helps to guide us in the understanding of God being a shepherd figure in our lives as it shows him caring for us much like a shepherd would his …show more content…
A metaphor is again used in these lines to helper the reader to gain deeper knowledge on what the house of the Lord is. If this verse is studied in slight depth it is easy to make sense of the metaphor that is used. The use of the line “and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” is meant figuratively as it is not meant in a literal form, as in we will not be dwelling in a house owned by God. It’s figurative meaning is that when we die we will not die, however we will live an eternal life in Heaven with God. This truth is further backed up with the line at the start of the verse “Surely your goodness and love will follow me, all the days of my life”. This helps to explain the metaphor meaning that if throughout your life you are a follower of God, God will be good to you and grant you eternal life with him in Heaven.
Overall the hidden truths and meanings scattered throughout psalm 23 with the assistance of metaphors is able to give the reader a deeper understanding of the messages in the psalm. Metaphors in the psalm are very important as they identify God and God’s
Some examples of meaning and truths which can be found throughout the Psalm include the versus “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk …show more content…
It symbolises these different truths through the use of a metaphor. The metaphor in this is verse is the use of the word shepherd as it provides us with the image of the Lord acting to his people as if he were a shepherd. Another verse in the psalm is “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me” this verse’s truth helps to state the previous verses message, which is that God will act like a shepherd and care for us. This is summarised through the line “I fear no evil, for you are with me”, meaning that much like a shepherd God will be protecting his flock (us) from evil. Another time a metaphor is used to uncover a deeper meaning in the psalm is in the verse “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows” but more predominantly in the line “my cup overflows”. This line helps to show us a characteristic of God, which is generosity. This can be understood as “my cup overflows” really means that God will always give you more than enough and be overly kind and generous to his people. This also helps to guide us in the understanding of God being a shepherd figure in our lives as it shows him caring for us much like a shepherd would his …show more content…
A metaphor is again used in these lines to helper the reader to gain deeper knowledge on what the house of the Lord is. If this verse is studied in slight depth it is easy to make sense of the metaphor that is used. The use of the line “and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” is meant figuratively as it is not meant in a literal form, as in we will not be dwelling in a house owned by God. It’s figurative meaning is that when we die we will not die, however we will live an eternal life in Heaven with God. This truth is further backed up with the line at the start of the verse “Surely your goodness and love will follow me, all the days of my life”. This helps to explain the metaphor meaning that if throughout your life you are a follower of God, God will be good to you and grant you eternal life with him in Heaven.
Overall the hidden truths and meanings scattered throughout psalm 23 with the assistance of metaphors is able to give the reader a deeper understanding of the messages in the psalm. Metaphors in the psalm are very important as they identify God and God’s