I first set the Tennents' metrical version of Psalm 23 to Woodlands in 2020 — it has revolutionized how I interpret the psalm. You may buy their psalter here: https://my.seedbed.com/product/a-metrical-psalter/
"For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are." —C. S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew chapter X on Uncle Andrew's misperception 💡"For what you see and hear
Let us pray like we actually want the resurrected Messiah's reign and agenda -- which of course is submitted to God the Father's kingdom and will.
Reading both Yahweh (or Yah where the abbreviated form is used) when the Divine name appears in Hebrew, and Yeshua where this Hebrew word for salvation appears brings Palm 118 alive for Palm Sunday and Easter Resurrection Sunday. Verse 25 hits us with new impact when we hear the opening
8 Knowing Messiah Jesus as my Lord is worth far less than everything else put together! In fact because of the Messiah, I’ve suffered the loss of everything. And I now calculate that loss as something worth grieving over. The Messiah is my loss. 9 And I would be