{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/wesley/psa023.htm","path":"bib/cmt/wesley/psa023.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/wesley/psa023.htm","text":"Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65]\n \nPsalms 23:2\n \npsa 23:2\nLie down - To repose myself at noon, as the manner was in those hot countries. Green - Where there is both delight and plenty of provisions. \nPsalms 23:3\n \npsa 23:3\nRestoreth - Heb. He bringeth it back; from its errors and wandering. For - Not for any worth in me, but for the glory of his justice, and faithfulness, and goodness. \nPsalms 23:4\n \npsa 23:4\nThy rod and thy staff - Two words denoting the same thing, and both designing God's pastoral care over him. \nPsalms 23:5\n \npsa 23:5\nA table - Thou furnishest me with plenty of provisions and comforts. Oil - With aromatic ointments, which were then used at great feasts; thy comforts delight my soul. Runneth over - Thou hast given me a plentiful portions, signified by the cup, given to the guests by the master of the feast.","title":"Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible: Psalms: Psalms Chapter 23","type":"page"}