Global Journal of Human-Social Science, A: Arts and Humanities, Volume 22 Issue 11

© 2022. Peter Olanrewaju Awojobi. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ 4.0/. Hermeneutical Study of Psalm 23: 6 in the Light of Insecurity in Nigeria By Peter Olanrewaju Awojobi Kwara State University Abstract- In recent times, some Christian faithful in nearly all Church traditions in Africa especially Nigeria have always close worship services or any Christian event in churches or homes with the recitation of Psalm 23: 6 as against the long standing tradition of closing these with Benediction or Grace. Attempt is made in this study to investigate the reasons for this change. In this Study, Psalm 23:6 is interpreted in the light of Security which is fundamental to the survival of the African people. The study adopted the African Biblical Hermeneutics which provides a useful lens to reread biblical text in African Context so that the Bible can be relevant in African situations and times. It was discovered that the book of Psalms was very popular and used by ancient Israel and by the early Christians. Portions of Psalms were written on parchment, clothes, houses, and any other things that are associated with them. They recited, sung and prayed from the Psalms. In the same way, some churches in Nigeria held that the contents of the Psalms are divinely potent and as such they recite, sing and pray from the Psalms especially in difficult times. Keywords: christian faithful, recitation of psalm 23: 6, security, africa yoruba, interpretation and Nigeria. GJHSS-A Classification: DDC Code: 223.2 LCC Code: BS1440 HermeneuticalStudyofPsalm236intheLightofInsecurityinNigeria Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: A Arts & Humanities - Psychology Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Volume 22 Issue 11 Version 1.0 Year 2022