I shall not want.PSALM 23:1+A Thousand Times MoreAs little as a natural sheep can feed, direct, guide itself, or guard and protect itself against danger and misfortune—for it is a weak and quite defen...  Read More

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.PSALM 23:1+An Ever Happy LifeWhenever God's Word is preached properly and purely, it creates as many good things and results as the prophet here gives it name...  Read More

The LORD is my shepherd.PSALM 23:1+The Voice of the GospelThe voice of this Shepherd, however, with which He speaks to His sheep and calls them, is the Holy Gospel. It teaches us how we may win grace,...  Read More

The LORD is my shepherd.PSALM 23:1+A Sweet and Comforting NameSome of the other names which Scripture gives God sound almost too splendid and majestic and at once arouse awe and fear when we hear them...  Read More

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.PSALM 22:6+His Richest ConsolationSince it thus seems good to God and it cannot be otherwise but that there should be a flo...  Read More

I am a worm and not a man.PSALM 22:6+Despised by AllSince the enemy's iniquity is great and his anger violent, this Ruler [Christ] takes pleasure and joy in making a fool of such a wicked, fierce, and...  Read More

O LORD, in Your strength the king rejoices, and in Your salvation how greatly he exults! You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.PSALM 21:1-2+God Hears You ...  Read More

Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.PSALM 19:12+A Most Ardent Plea for GraceOnly before God should one acknowledge guilt which does not exist, not before men. I can trut...  Read More

Who can discern his errors?PSALM 19:12+Faced with RealityWhoever wants to drown out sin and death with works will, of necessity, fail; for it is impossible to recognize all sins (Psalm 19:12). Only th...  Read More

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.PSALM 19:1+Beautiful DaybreakThe psalmist describes both the sun and the day, Christ and the Gospel, in a most delightfu...  Read More

He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.PSALM 18:33+Soaring and Flying[This verse appears also in the prophet Habakkuk (3:19), where Luther comments:] That is equivale...  Read More

With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself perverse.PSALM 18:26 (RSV)+The Saints and the PerverseFaith can use all things for its purpose, whether good or b...  Read More