The Lord is my shepherd

[Stan]

1 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.

[Naomi]

Yes, one of the most precious promises in the Bible. Amazing that you posted it today ... has been my montra for the past couple of weeks. Thank you

[Gail]

Did you recite that from memory?

It is one of the most basic, wonderful contemplations I know of in the Bible.

[cricket]

I remember teaching this to my Pathfinder club via song! It came in handy a couple of weeks ago when I went to a Episcopalian funeral service and it was part of the recitation program. I arrived late and didn't have the program in my hand. So, scripture memory to the rescue! (It was difficult to not sing it aloud, however.)

[joeb]

I really like Psalm 23, but Psalm 40 is even more meaningful for me.

[Gail]

I really like Psalm 23, but Psalm 40 is even more meaningful for me.

Do you memorize Scripture at all?

[joeb]

Yeah. I haven't for a while, but I used to memorize a lot of it. Not by intention really, but just because when I was younger, and my health was a lot better, my memory was very good. After reading a text a time or two I had it memorized.