“…he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”
Psalms 23:3
For the benefit of His name, as it represents His character and glory, He leads me (provided I am following) in THE paths of righteousness (as opposed to other paths that are NOT of His righteousness).
He leads me. Jesus does not point me to the paths of righteousness, or just give me instructions on how to find them, but He leads me Himself. He takes each of us by the hand and says, “Follow me.” He does not leave us to walk these paths alone, but says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Heb 13:5) and “I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” (Matt 28:20) He leads us in the paths of righteousness to the Father. No one comes to the Father except Jesus leads them. (John 14:6)
