Jen’s Online Study

Psalm 23 Step 1 Pray & Step 2 Survey

Feb 3, 2026

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Welcome! This week, I’m preparing to share the DISO study process at a women’s conference in central Florida. Please join me in prayer for the conference and specifically for the speakers and attendees: that it may be a time of celebration, restoration, and growth for us. Now, here’s my prayer and what the Spirit revealed to me in Psalm 23 this past week.

Last Week’s Work

MY PRAYER
Thank You, Father, for Psalm 23 and the impact it’s already had on my life. I’m excited for the chance to really dig deep here and get to know You, my Shepherd, better, too. Open my eyes, ears, and heart—help me see, hear, and understand Your Teacher, the Holy Spirit, so I can align with what this passage teaches. In Jesus’s name I pray. Amen!

HUH? and WOW! MOMENTS
This time, I noticed these reactions to the text:

  • HUH? Which word for God does David use for LORD (vv1, 6)?
  • WOW! I just noticed this “poem” begins and ends with the LORD (vv1, 6)!
  • HUH? How does Lord as Shepherd restore a soul? Is it related to being on righteous paths (plural)?
  • HUH? What does David mean when he says, “anoint my head with oil” (v5)?
  • HUH? and WOW! Interesting procession: the Shepherd leads David (vv2-3) and David leads “goodness and mercy (v6).”

Dig-In Challenges

If you’re studying along with me, listen to the Spirit’s guidance this week and choose your own topic (your personal treasure) from Psalm 23 to dig more deeply into. It can be anything you noticed in your survey of the text that raises a question or resonates with you, or you can use one of my responses above if you like. We’ll start out digging into the whole chapter and later focus on just the verse(s) that pertain to our individual treasures.

  1. PRAY for the Spirit to direct your focus for the remainder of this study. In your journal, record the personal treasure He identifies, along with any verse(s) relating to it from the study text.
  2. MINE: Read Psalm 23, focusing on three factors setting the stage in this text: note anything the Spirit emphasizes about the characters involved, any locations mentioned, and any timeframes discussed.

I’m looking forward to sharing my discoveries with you next week!

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