Psalms 23:1
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
“TUHAN adalah gembalaku, takkan kekurangan aku” berarti karena Allah sendiri memelihara orang percaya seperti gembala memelihara dombanya, ia tidak akan kekurangan apa yang sungguh-sungguh ia butuhkan. Ini pernyataan percaya yang lahir dari pemeliharaan Allah yang penuh perhatian.
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David, once a shepherd himself, knew the work was constant: leading to food and water, guarding against danger, carrying the weak. By calling the LORD “my shepherd,” he claims that same hands-on care as personal — not God in the abstract, but God for me.
“I shall not want” is not a promise of luxury but of sufficiency. Sheep under a good shepherd are not anxious about the next meadow; they trust the one leading them. The verse invites the same restful confidence in God’s provision.
Does “I shall not want” mean I’ll get everything I wish for?
No. It promises that God will supply what you genuinely need, not every desire. The contentment comes from trusting the Shepherd, not from accumulating things.
Why is God pictured as a shepherd?
Shepherding was familiar, humble, around-the-clock work. The image says God’s care is personal, protective, and constant rather than distant.