In Psalms, chapter twenty-three, verse four, during times of danger, difficulty, and even death, I fear not any evil. Why? “For thou art with me,” in every situation in life, as in Matthew twenty-eight, verse twenty. The ‘rod” is a short club that is a weapon of defense or discipline, symbolizing God’s strength, power, and authority, as in Exodus twenty-one, verse twenty, Job nine, verse thirty-four. The staff is a long, slender stick with a hook on one end used to draw a sheep close to the shepherd, guide it correctly, or rescue it from trouble. God’s rod and staff reassure us of God’s love and guidance in our lives, as in Psalms seventy-one, verse twenty-one, and chapter eighty-six, verse seventeen, accordingly.
The theme is the third part of one of the most popular memorable chapters in the Bible under “The Shepherd Psalm” section, “For thou art with me.” This part is significant for this psalm because it is about God being with us: The Lord and The Lord is my shepherd are blogs that signify “for thou art.” To look at the first three words, “For thou art,” which is “for you are,” reflect God. There are three good examples of God in the book of Psalms, starting at the beginning of chapter forty-three, verse two, “For thou art the God of my strength.” The next one is at the end of Psalms seventy-one, verse three, “for thou art my rock and my fortress.” The last one is at the beginning of Psalms eighty-nine, verse seventeen, “For thou art the glory of their strength.”
When believers pray, they should use these scriptures to God to let Him know that He is if we believe that. Faith pleases God and prompts Him to work on our behalf, acknowledging Him “For Thou art with me.”