I have a little pet-peeve .   There are times in the Bible where the writer changes the audience right in the middle of the passage.  Sometimes it drives me nuts. I have to go back to through the passage to find out who is speaking to whom, perhaps I missed something. But nope, they just switched who they were talking to. I haven't been able to figure out why the writer is talking to people, then almost mid sentence, starts talking directly to God.  I think I have a glimpse of an answer. To day o ne of my readings was Psalm 23.   It is one of those passages that I almost don't read, more like skim it. Today, I forced myself to read it slowly, searching for something new. I found it, or I got the something new.  A psalm of David.  1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his ...