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 [A Psalm of David.] Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
1 [A Psalm of David.] Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters.3 He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance; and feed them, and lift them up for ever.
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 those that are mine, and am known of those that are mine,15 as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.16 And I have other sheep which are not of this fold: those also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.
2 but he that enters in by the door is {the} shepherd of the sheep.3 To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.4 When he has put forth all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
4 And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall 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, the Lord Jehovah will come with might, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him.11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.