Psalm 23

I have started sharing a little series of devotions on Psalm 23 with the dear folks in the care centers and retirement communities where I minister as a chaplain. This well-loved Psalm is comforting to many of us and we turn to it in the rough spots on the road of life. It has been set to music by quite a few people. This is my favorite. May it touch your heart today.

The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want.

He makes me down to lie

In pastures green; He leadeth me

The quiet waters by.

My soul He doth restore again;

And me to walk doth make

Within the paths of righteousness,

E'en for His own Name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,

Yet will I fear no ill;

For Thou art with me; and Thy rod

And staff me comfort still.

My table Thou hast furnishèd

In presence of my foes;

My head Thou dost with oil anoint,

And my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life

Shall surely follow me;

And in God’s house forevermore

My dwelling place shall be.

From Scottish Psalter, 1650