In that most familiar of Psalms, the 23rd, we read, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." (Psalm 23:6)
The Hebrew word rendered "follow," properly means, "to run after, to follow eagerly, to pursue." We associate the word "follow" with the idea of lagging along behind; but the inspired song is that goodness and mercy shall pursue us, they will run after us.
His goodness and power are in His word, and: "His word runs very swiftly." (Psalm 147:15)
We are prone to think only of the fact that Satan goes about, like a roaring lion, seeking to destroy us, forgetting that God sends His goodness and mercy also after us, and that they are able to deliver us. "The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me." (Psalm 42:8)--Present Truth, January 18, 1894--Psalm 23:6.