All the Old Testament Psalms are predicated on the concept of covenant which is the basis of Jehovah’s relationship with his people. The Hebrew word covenant (breth) appears in the book of Psalms twenty-two times and a theology of covenant is expressed throughout the whole collection. David (the Sweet Psalmist of Israel) opens up to us his trials and reveals his profound and strong faith. No person in the Scriptures is more closely associated with music in the worship of the Lord God than King David. His songs of praise are as personal prayers when approaching the throne of grace. They describe God and his glorious eternal Being. It is correct to say the Psalms both speak to us and speak for us. They give to God the glory of his uniqueness, simplicity and of his love as the Sustainer and Defender of his people and their works.In Psalm 23, King David shares his experience when walking daily in vital union with the living God. He learned, ‘The Good Shepherd is our personal righteousness’ and that through faith in God we are reckoned righteous in His sight (Ps. 32:1 and 2). It would appear that it is written in later life. The whole psalm speaks of David’s assurance in knowing God and it is a study in free grace administrated by covenant love and merciful loving kindness. ‘Ian McNaughton moves adeptly between David’s own experience and that of believers in general. The applications, some challenging, but most encouraging and uplifting, convey the author’s own sense of joy and wonder as he invites us to meditate with him on this sweetest of Psalms....’Dr. Jonathan Bayes, Pastor Stanton Lees Chapel, Derbyshire Ian S. McNaughton studied theology at the Free Church of Scotland College, (now renamed Edinburgh Theological Seminary). He later gained his Master of Theology degree from Westminster Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania, USA. When converted in 1966, he instantly felt the call into Christian service. Ian was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1977 and has served as a Pastor in the Fellowship Independent Evangelical Churches since then. He is now retired and lives in Merseyside, England. He and his wife, Violet, have one adult son. Since gaining his M.Th he has penned nine books on Bible themes including: Darwin & Darwinism (2009); Getting to Grips with Prayer (2017); Engaging with Islam: an evangelical perspective (2019); and On being a Pastor: a theology of shepherding (2023).
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