The Paths of Righteousness
J. R. Macduff, D. D. Psalm 23:3 He restores my soul: he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. There is a world of comfort contained in the simple words, "He leadeth me." There is a Divine hand and purpose in all that befalls us. He leads in righteousness. He has an infinite reason for all He does. It is not for us to attempt to unravel the tangled thread of Providence. What a grandeur and dignity, what a safety and security it would give to life, if we sought ever to regard it as a leading of the Shepherd, — God shaping our purposes and destinies, that wherever we go, or wherever our friends go, He is with us. Let us learn the lesson of our entire dependence on our Shepherd Leader, and our need of His grace in prosecuting the path of our spiritual life. Be it ours to follow after that holiness, that righteousness, without which no man can see the Lord. (J. R. Macduff, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. WEB: He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.