From 4f135d60b4ab2d723e865185911d1c1c8a8fc7b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JohnH Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:23:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 58 Psalm Superscriptions - Add notes --- psa/023/001.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/psa/023/001.md b/psa/023/001.md index 590776bd25..0ab9e6bc77 100644 --- a/psa/023/001.md +++ b/psa/023/001.md @@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ In much of this psalm, David writes as if he were a sheep and the Lord were his shepherd. Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exmetaphor]]) +# A psalm of David + +This is a superscription that tells about the psalm. Some scholars say that this is part of the scripture and some say that it is not. (See "What are Superscriptions in Psalms" in [Introduction to Psalms](../front/intro.md).) + # Yahweh is my shepherd The writer speaks about Yahweh as if he were a shepherd. This emphasizes how God cares for people as a shepherd cares for his sheep. Alternate translation: "Yahweh is like a shepherd to me" or "Yahweh cares for me as a shepherd cares for his sheep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])