Study Questions

Yahweh Rohi / The Lord is My Shepherd 

December 21, 2025

Psalm 23; John 10

Study Questions

1.    Read Psalm 23. Who is the author of the psalm?

2.    What is the name of the Lord in this psalm and why? Describe the analogy and the relationship the psalmist is using.

3.    Identify and explain how this Psalm addresses the ways the Lord is Yahweh Rohi:

a.    Our Provider (v.1-3)

b.    Our Protector (v.4-5)

c.     The One Who preserves (v.6)

4.    What protection or comfort does the Lord provide when one walks through the valley of the shadow of death? (v.4) What comfort does this bring you? How does this verse set our expectations accordingly (both positive and challenging) as a Christ-follower?

5.    What provisions does the Lord furnish in the presence of one's enemies? (v.5) Describe a time when you found this promise to be true.

6.    What does the Lord promise to provide that shows His preservation of us in this life? (v.6)

7.    What wonderful hope do we have in the future? (v.6)