He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
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Gill's Exposition
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures,.... Or "pastures of tender grass" (t); this is one part of the shepherd's work, and which is performed by Christ, Eze 34:14; by these "green pastures" may…
Barnes' Notes
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures - Margin, “Pastures of tender grass.” The Hebrew word rendered “pastures” means usually “dwellings,” or “habitations.” It is applied here properly to…
From three very comfortable premises David, in this psalm, draws three very comfortable conclusions, and teaches us to do so too. We are saved by hope, and that hope will not make us ashamed, because…
Cambridge Bible
The figure of the shepherd is expanded. He makes his flock lie down in the noontide heat (Son 1:7) in pastures of tender grass. For this picture of the shepherd's care cp. Jer 33:12.
He leadeth me The…
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