Psalm 23

Psalm 23 NKJV

A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

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1 The Lord is amy shepherd; bI shall not 1want.

2 cHe makes me to lie down in 2green pastures;

dHe leads me beside the 3still waters.

3 He restores my soul;

eHe leads me in the paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of fthe shadow of death,

gI will fear no evil;

hFor You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You iprepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You janoint my head with oil;

My cup runs over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

All the days of my life;

And I will 4dwell in the house of the Lord

5Forever.

NKJVA Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

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2 Lit. pastures of tender grass

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3 Lit. waters of rest

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4 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT return

5 Or To the end of my days, lit. For length of days

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), .

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

REALITY: The Phone is my shepherd. My spiritual growth shall want. It maketh me to sit down and do nothing for it’s name’s sake, because it requireth all my spare time. It keepeth me from doing my duty as a Christian, because it presenteth so many good shows that I must see. It restoreth my knowledge of the things of the world, and keepeth me from the study of God’s Word. It leadeth me in the paths of failing to attend the evening church services, and doing nothing in the Kingdom of God. Yea, though I live to be a hundred, I shall keep using my phone as long as it will work, for it is my closest companion. Its sounds and pictures they comfort me. It presenteth entertainment before me and keepeth me from doing important things with my family. It fills my head with ideas which differ from those in the Word of God. Surely, no good thing will come out of my life because of so many wasted hours, and I shall dwell in my regrets and remorse forever.