We are continuing in our study of the 23rd Psalm and we shall begin where we left off last Sunday. Now we examine the words, "In the Paths of Righteousness."  Righteousness is a good word. It is strong, clear and concise. Righteousness is a noun, therefore it is able to stand up in any room and say what it is! That is what nouns are, that is what nouns do. If you want definitions, nouns can give you definitions. (1)

Now, the word "Righteousness" is a good word, but we have allowed someone to hijack it, trash it, and almost make it a negative word rather than a positive word of character. Do any of you remember the scene in the movie, "Alice in Wonderland" when Alice states, "A word means what I want it to mean"? This is exactly the dilemma faced when we hear the word, "righteousness."

So…