Covenant: contract, agreement, undertaking, commitment, guarantee, warrant, pledge, promise, bond.
When God makes a covenant with us, He makes it based on the blood of Jesus, our Redeemer. The covenant is sealed with Jesus’ blood. That’s how seriously God takes covenants.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Numbers 23:19
“For His Name’s sake” in Psalm 23 means that God means to keep His covenant with anyone who covenants with Him. If you’ve asked Jesus into your heart to be your Savior, God’s made a covenant with you that He intends to keep. Everything (God becomes our shepherd, I shall not want, green pastures, still waters, a restored soul, fear no evil, a table in the presence of mine enemies, dwelling in the house of the Lord, forever, etc.) in Psalm 23 is what He intends to give you and do for you as His child. He will spare nothing to do it because, unlike man, God doesn’t break covenants (Numbers 23:19, above).
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
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.
Psalm 23
God bless,
Mark