The darkest night is like morning\par for those evil people.\par Yes, they know the terrors of that\par deadly darkness very well!\par
Psalm 23:4 - Easy To Read Version Even if I walk through a valley\par as dark as the grave, {\cf2\super [140]} \par I will not be afraid of any danger.\par Why? Because you are with me, Lord.\par Your rod and staff {\cf2\super [141]} comfort me.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger because you are with me. Your rod and your staff— they protect me. Catholic Public Domain Version The innocent of hands and the clean of heart, who has not received his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbor. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The innocent in hands, and clean of heart, who hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour. |
The darkest night is like morning\par for those evil people.\par Yes, they know the terrors of that\par deadly darkness very well!\par
I wish that day had stayed dark—\par as dark as death.\par I wish clouds would hide that day.\par I wish black clouds could\par scare away the light\par from the day I was born.\par
The Lord will help your kingdom grow.\par Your kingdom will start at Zion, {\cf2\super [573]} \par and \{it will grow until\} you rule\par your enemies in their own countries!\par
The Lord is with me,\par so I will not be afraid.\par People can’t do anything to hurt me.\par
God, if I am in trouble,\par keep me alive.\par If my enemies are angry at me,\par save me from them.\par
Thousands of soldiers might surround me.\par But I won’t be afraid of those enemies!\par
But, God, you crushed us in this place\par where jackals {\cf2\super [268]} live.\par You left us in this place\par as dark as death.\par
The Lord All-Powerful is with us.\par The God of Jacob is our place of safety.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [284]})\i0 \par
Don’t worry, I am with you.\par Don’t be afraid, I am your God.\par I will make you strong.\par I will help you.\par I will support you with my good\par right hand.\par
Your ancestors did not say,\par ‘The Lord brought us from Egypt.\par The Lord led us through the desert.\par The Lord led us through a dry\par and rocky land.\par The Lord led us through a dark\par and dangerous land.\par No people live there.\par People don’t even travel through\par that land.\par But the Lord led us through that land.\par So where is the Lord now?’\par
So rule your people with your rod.\par Rule the flock of people\par that belongs to you.\par That flock lives alone in the woods,\par and up on Mount Carmel.\par That flock lives in Bashan and Gilead\par like they did in time past.\par
Then I took the stick named Favor, and I broke it. I did this to show that God’s Agreement {\cf2\super [28]} with his people was broken.
Then I cut the stick named Union into two pieces. I did this to show that the union between Judah and Israel had been broken.
The Lord All Powerful says, “At that time, many foreigners speaking different languages will come to a Jewish person, take hold of the hem of his robe and ask, ‘We heard that God is with you. Can we come with you to worship him?’”
“The virgin {\cf2\super [15]} will be pregnant and will give birth to a son. They will name him Immanuel.” {\cf2\super [16]} (Immanuel means, “God with us.”)
Teach those people to obey everything that I have told you. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of the world.”
God will help the people\par that live in darkness,\par in the fear of death.\par He will lead us in the way\par that goes toward peace.”\par