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I. MAN'S WANT OF GREEN PASTURES. In this hustling world it is difficult to enjoy a pleasant repose. The hard-working servant of the community, whether it be by hands or by brain that he chiefly performs his part, is apt not only to feel a strong necessity for rest, but to pant and sigh for a more retired and soothing kind of rest than his position often permits him to attain.

II. THE DISCOVERY OF GREEN PASTURES.

III. THE EXPERIENCE OF GREEN PASTURES. It is one thing to behold the picture of a rich and fertile pastureland; it is another thing to be in actual contact with richness and fertility in the locality of our dwelling place. The Psalmist refers, not to one pasture only, but to pastures. The field of enjoyment to which Jesus introduces the once wandering soul is extensive. The provision of the field is various. When brought to be at peace with God, through the blood of the Cross, the soul is set in a large place. The power, the wisdom, and the goodness of the Almighty have prepared innumerable sources of pleasure for His intelligent creatures. The treasures furnished by Divine loving kindness are inexhaustible.

IV. THE EXPECTATION OF GREEN PASTURES IN GREATER AND MORE ABUNDANT MEASURE. Experience of past love is the strongest foundation for the anticipation of future love. He that maketh me to lie down in green pastures is the very One from whose power I may hereafter expect a provision of green pastures in larger varieties and in greater richness.

(H. Wellwood Moncreiff, D. D.)

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KJV: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

WEB: He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.