(א) מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד יְהֹוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃ (ב) בִּנְא֣וֹת דֶּ֭שֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי עַל־מֵ֖י מְנֻח֣וֹת יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃ (ג) נַפְשִׁ֥י יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶ֝֗דֶק לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֽוֹ׃ (ד) גַּ֤ם כִּֽי־אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּגֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת לֹא־אִ֘ירָ֤א רָ֗ע כִּי־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּדִ֑י שִׁבְטְךָ֥ וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃ (ה) תַּעֲרֹ֬ךְ לְפָנַ֨י ׀ שֻׁלְחָ֗ן נֶ֥גֶד צֹרְרָ֑י דִּשַּׁ֥נְתָּ בַשֶּׁ֥מֶן רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י כּוֹסִ֥י רְוָיָֽה׃ (ו) אַ֤ךְ ׀ ט֤וֹב וָחֶ֣סֶד יִ֭רְדְּפוּנִי כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑י וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י בְּבֵית־יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃ {פ}
(1) A psalm of David.
GOD is my shepherd;
I lack nothing. (2) She makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me to calm water (3) She renews my life;
He guides me in right paths
as befits His name. (4) Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I fear no harm, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff—they comfort me.
(5) You spread a table for me in full view of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my drink is abundant. (6) Only goodness and steadfast love shall pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the ETERNAL
for many long years.
O Lord, you are the shepherd of my life. You shepherd me. Therefore, I shall not need anything, whether I am in good pastures, or in the valley of the shadow of death, or even sitting across from my foes.
I shall not need anything whether I am in health and strength or on my deathbed. You satisfy all of my hunger. Whether I rest safely in good pastures, walk in dangerous valleys, or sit in the presence of enemies, you are my assurance. You are my guarantee and my insurance even if my bank account is small or my sickness fatal. You are the shepherd who does not have hungry sheep because you are always full of blessings. You restore the lost soul and calm the troubled heart. You never abandon your lost sheep or those in peril from evildoers or wolves. I sense your presence in the good pasture, but I feel your tangible presence in the valley of the shadow of death where you show me extra mercy.
You have even revealed your rod and staff to tell me that you are with me. Like other sheep, I have discovered that the shadow of the dog cannot bite! The shadow of the sword cannot cut! The shadow of death cannot destroy me! Your sun shines in the strangest places! Whenever dangers increase and hardships multiply, you reveal yourself in the most tangible ways. Now I am sitting across from my persecutor, but you have honoured me with miraculous protection. You have arranged your table with a wise plan and revealed that you satisfy your people not only in the good pasture but everywhere, in every season. Even when I become a fleeing refugee you are my refuge. You welcome me to your table. You are the secret of my contentment despite my circumstances. Today I seek you, for I know that with you every goodness and mercy is always present. Into your hands I submit my day, O Shepherd of my life.
-Yohanna Kotacho
I shall not need anything whether I am in health and strength or on my deathbed. You satisfy all of my hunger. Whether I rest safely in good pastures, walk in dangerous valleys, or sit in the presence of enemies, you are my assurance. You are my guarantee and my insurance even if my bank account is small or my sickness fatal. You are the shepherd who does not have hungry sheep because you are always full of blessings. You restore the lost soul and calm the troubled heart. You never abandon your lost sheep or those in peril from evildoers or wolves. I sense your presence in the good pasture, but I feel your tangible presence in the valley of the shadow of death where you show me extra mercy.
You have even revealed your rod and staff to tell me that you are with me. Like other sheep, I have discovered that the shadow of the dog cannot bite! The shadow of the sword cannot cut! The shadow of death cannot destroy me! Your sun shines in the strangest places! Whenever dangers increase and hardships multiply, you reveal yourself in the most tangible ways. Now I am sitting across from my persecutor, but you have honoured me with miraculous protection. You have arranged your table with a wise plan and revealed that you satisfy your people not only in the good pasture but everywhere, in every season. Even when I become a fleeing refugee you are my refuge. You welcome me to your table. You are the secret of my contentment despite my circumstances. Today I seek you, for I know that with you every goodness and mercy is always present. Into your hands I submit my day, O Shepherd of my life.
-Yohanna Kotacho