O Senhor é o meu pastor
O Salmo 23 é a expressão máxima da confiança em Deus como Pastor. Jesus se declarou o Bom Pastor que conhece suas ovelhas, cuida delas e dá a própria vida por elas.
O Senhor é o meu Pastor
Davi declarou com confiança que o Senhor é seu pastor e nada lhe faltará. Ele nos guia, nos restaura e nos conduz em caminhos de justiça.
1 LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
1 LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.3 He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever.
O Bom Pastor
Jesus é o Bom Pastor que conhece suas ovelhas pelo nome. Ele dá a vida por elas, as protege e nenhuma pode ser arrebatada de sua mão.
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and I am known by mine,15 just as the Father knows me, I also know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring those also, and they will hear my voice. And there will become one flock, one shepherd.
2 But he who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.3 The gatekeeper opens to this man. And the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.4 And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
25 For ye were like sheep going astray, but now were returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
4 And when the chief Shepherd is made known, ye will receive the unfading crown of glory.
O cuidado pastoral de Deus
Como pastor terno e forte, Deus carrega os cordeiros nos braços e guia com cuidado as ovelhas que amamentam.
10 Behold, lord LORD will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those who have their young.