“The LORD is my shepherd,” say God’s children as they begin, continue, and end with the Lord alone. Self falls away. “The LORD” becomes the motto of their lives. He is their all-in-all, their heaven on earth. They receive grace to learn with David that the defining moments in life are when self is pushed to the background and the Lord comes to the foreground. The words “the LORD” are the foundation of Psalm 23 as well as the entire Word of God (Joel R. Beeke, The Lord Shepherding His Sheep, 18).