Psalm 23:6
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 23Meaning
Goodness and steadfast love will pursue the speaker through life, and the speaker expects to dwell with the LORD; the ending expresses enduring communion with God and should not be forced into a single technical timetable of afterlife doctrine.
The LORD as host
Verses 5–6 shift to a host’s table, anointing, overflowing cup, pursuing goodness and steadfast love, and dwelling with the LORD.
Read carefully
Goodness and steadfast love will pursue the speaker through life, and the speaker expects to dwell with the LORD; the ending expresses enduring communion with God and should not be forced into a single technical timetable of afterlife doctrine. Keep the verse inside Psalm 23’s shepherd-and-host imagery.
Reflection
Goodness and steadfast love will pursue the speaker through life, and the speaker expects to dwell with the LORD; the ending expresses enduring communion with God and should not be forced into a single technical timetable of afterlife doctrine.