but  must  limit  it  as  directed  by  the  development  of  the  expres-
sion, in  which  we  read  only  of  the  blessings  of  life,  and  not  of
deliverance  from  spiritual  needs.     AVe  must  not  forget  that  the
Psalmist  (vor.  5)  sings  in  presence  of  his  enemies,  and,  conse-
quently, that  he  is  congratulating  himself  only  on  such  good
things  as  these  designed  to  deprive  him  of.     The  following  is
Luther's  paraphrase :  "  The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  I  shall  as-
suredly want  nothing.     I  shall  eat  and  drink,  and  have  abund-
ance of  clothes,  food,  protection,  peace,  and  necessaries  of  every
kind  which  contribute  to  the  support  of  life  ;  for  I  have  a  rich
Shepherd,  who  will  not  allow  me  to  suffer  want.    But  he  speaks
particularly  of  spiritual  blessings  and  gifts,  which  the  word  of
God  brings,"  etc.     This,  on  the  principles  of  strict  grammatico-
historical  interpretation,  is  con-ect  oidy  till  he  comes  to  say,
"But  he  speaks  particularly,"  etc.     The  theological  interpreta-
tion, however,  will  in  this  case  undoubtedly  break  down  the
boundaries  which  the  grammatico-historical  has  set  up.     For
the  view  to  which  the  Psalmist  for  a  moment  confines  himself
undoubtedly  implies,  that  He  who  has  made  such  abundant
provision  in  lower  mattei-s,  will  not  suffer  any  blessings  of  a
higher  kind  to  be  withheld.     Still  we  must  not,  like  Umbreit,
who  finds  at  once  that  the  words,  /  imnt  nothing,  express  de-
liverance from  all  spiritual  troubles,  mingle  up  the  results  of
the  grannnatical  interpretation  with  tiie  theological  exposition.
