Psalm 23:4-6

This is the 3rd week of (Re)Memorizing Classics with DoNotDepart.com and this week we are reviewing Psalm 23:4-6

When I first learned these verses, I memorized it from the King James Version:

4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
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 overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.

But this time, I am working on the Amplified Version – it’s so beautiful.  And, fully defining some of these words, helps me stop and really hear it again instead of rattling it off quickly.

4 Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.

6 Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.

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