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Sunday, May 8. 2022

From today's Lectionary


Psalm 23


23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.


23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;


23:3 he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.


23:4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff-- they comfort me.


23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.


23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD my whole life long.




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I have to say I prefer the King James Version. Those of us who have this by heart stumble over the other versions!

King James Version
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth 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 thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth 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 for ever.
#1 E. S. Slater on 2022-05-08 08:58 (Reply)
Thank you, BD, for the original posting and thank you, E.S. Slater, for posting the version I memorized as a child. Whatever the version, the message is clear. God is nigh to support, protect, and comfort.
#1.1 SC Reader on 2022-05-08 09:09 (Reply)
I grew up with the King James Bible and those words are the only ones that sound right to me. Idea is the same, but not how I learned them. Wonderful verse.
#1.2 JC on 2022-05-08 09:31 (Reply)
I'm with you, I also prefer the King James. There's a majesty in those words that just isn't present in the plain English version.
#1.3 RebeccaH on 2022-05-08 11:59 (Reply)
Here's Alter's : most accurate in English and poetical:

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want;
In grass meadows, He makes me lie down, ' by quiet waters guides me.
My life He brings back.;
He leads me pn the path of justice/for his name's sake/
Though I walk in the vale of death's shadow/I feel no harm /
for you are with me.
YOu set out a table before me/ini the face of my foes./
You moisten my head with oil,/
myu cup overflows./
Let but goodness and kindness pursue me/
all the days of my life......
#2 ns (Link) on 2022-05-08 11:08 (Reply)
This is very close to the Hebrew - even down to the oder of nouns and verbs. As long as we're being literal, a few quibbles:

Omitted 1st verse identifies this as "a song of David".
In pleasant lawn/grass/lea he lays me down...
My soul He brings back.
The "paths" of justice are "circles/precincts" or simply ways.
Even though i walk... I shall not fear *evil*.
Omitted verse: Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
The table is set against/opposite my enemies.
The word for moistened implies saturation and abundance. Soaked/drenched.
It's either "surely goodness..." Or "nothing but goodness". There is no "let" - the speaker is confident of G.d's blessing.
#2.1 Ben David on 2022-05-09 12:11 (Reply)
Behind all the variations the Word of the Lord shines as the light of the world.

Now more than ever all translations of the Word are One. Now more than ever the Church is One.

Take up the Great Commission. Be the Church.
#3 Gerard vanderleun (Link) on 2022-05-08 20:56 (Reply)

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