The Lord Is My Shepherd!
Did you ever hear a child proudly proclaim, "That's my daddy"? That child probably really put some emphasis on the word "my." Children have a way of saying it that leaves no doubt they believe their daddy is bigger, smarter and stronger than anyone else's dad.
I believe that's the way David expressed himself in Psalm 23 when he said, "The Lord is MY Shepherd…." I think he was proclaiming his personal connection with God. Certainly David knew that he was talking about the God of Heaven and Earth, the Ruler of the Universe, the Almighty and Omnipotent One; but at that very moment, I believe he was simply thinking, He's mine. It was personal.
