Psalm 23 - The LORD Is My Shepherd
David's shepherd psalm of quiet trust, comfort, and God's presence through the darkest valley.
Psalm 23 pictures the LORD as a shepherd who leads His people beside still waters and restores the soul, a promise stated plainly in Psalms 23:1. Even walking through the valley of the shadow of death, David says he will fear no evil because God's rod and staff bring comfort.
Yahweh, is my shepherd—I shall not want:
In pastures of tender grass, he maketh me lie down, Unto restful waters, he leadeth me;
My life, he restoreth, He guideth me in right paths, for the sake of his Name.
Yea, though I walk through a valley death-shadowed, I will fear no harm, for, thou, art with me, Thy rod and thy staff, they, comfort me.
Thou spreadest before me a table, in face of mine adversaries, Thou hast anointed, with oil, my head, My cup, hath run over.
Surely, goodness and lovingkindness, will pursue me, all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of Yahweh, evermore.