{"id":784,"date":"2026-08-22T22:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T22:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/?p=784"},"modified":"2026-08-28T23:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:41:34","slug":"psalm-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/psalm-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 23"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul; he leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. \u2013 Psalm 23:1-6 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 23 reminds me who God is for me: my Father, my provider, my shepherd, the one who guides and protects me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What particularly moves me is the moment when the language of the psalm changes. At first, David speaks of God: \u201cHe encamps me\u2026 He guides me\u2026 He restores my soul.\u201d But as he walks through the \u201cvalley of the shadow of death,\u201d he suddenly speaks to God: \u201cYou are with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is precisely where I find deep encouragement. Especially in dark and difficult times, God does not become further away \u2013 on the contrary: I am even more aware of His nearness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the valley of the shadow of death, David no longer just talks about God, but with God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That gives me hope. I don't have to cross the valley alone. God walks with me. His rod and His staff comfort me. Even if I no longer understand the path or don't know what lies around the next bend, I can trust that He is there. He will not leave my side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 23 therefore constantly reminds me: I am not alone \u2013 not in the green pastures nor in the valley of the shadow of death. My shepherd goes with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ein Psalm Davids. Der Herr ist mein Hirte; mir wird nichts mangeln. Er weidet mich auf gr\u00fcnen Auen und f\u00fchrt mich zum frischen Wasser. Er erquickt meine Seele; Er f\u00fchrt mich auf rechter Stra\u00dfe um Seines Namens Willen. Und ob ich schon wanderte im finstern Tal, f\u00fcrchte ich kein Ungl\u00fcck; denn Du bist bei mir, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[12,19,18,16],"class_list":["post-784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scripture-passages","tag-du-bist-bei-mir","tag-hoffnung","tag-psalm","tag-psalm-23"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=784"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":973,"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784\/revisions\/973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oryginal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}