The Lord is my Shepherd; I don't think that I will ever be in want... You see, He makes me lie down in the greenest of pastures and leads me beside the clearest still water. All of this restores my soul. He even gets me into the paths of righteousness, all because I claim His name! I'm really enjoying life right now. But I just happened to look ahead. It looks really scary! There's a valley up there that has the very shadow of death hanging over it! Can I trust the Shepherd to lead me safely through? I suddenly realize that I have no other option. I realize that He has shown His love to me and He will never let me down. I throw myself at His feet and promise to follow Him even through the valley of death. So even as I walk through that valley, I am not afraid! The Shepherd Himself is with me, and His rod and staff comfort me.
Now that my love and confidence in the Shepherd have grown and He has proved that I will follow Him wherever He leads me, He is able to prepare a banquet for me, right where all my enemies can see it. He anoints my head with oil and fills my cup of joy to overflowing. Goodness and mercy follow me for the rest of my life and I dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
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