Comfort from the Word – Day 19

₁The LORD is my shepherd;

I have everything I need.

₂He lets me rest in fields of green grass

and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.

₃He gives me new strength.

He guides me in the right paths,

as he has promised.

₄Even if I go through the deepest darkness,

I will not be afraid, LORD,

for you are with me.

Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.

₅You prepare a banquet for me,

where all my enemies can see me;

you welcome me as an honoured guest

and fill my cup to the brim.

₆I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life;

and your house will be my home as long as I live.

₁₇The righteous call to the LORD, and he listens;

he rescues them from all their troubles.

₁₈The LORD is near to those who are discouraged;

he saves those who have lost all hope.

₁₉Good people suffer many troubles,

but the LORD saves them from them all;

₅God is in that city, and it will never be destroyed;

at early dawn he will come to its aid.

₆Nations are terrified, kingdoms are shaken;

God thunders, and the earth dissolves.

₇The LORD Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our refuge.

₈Come and see what the LORD has done.

See what amazing things he has done on earth.

₉He stops wars all over the world;

he breaks bows, destroys spears,

and sets shields on fire.

₁₀“Stop fighting,” he says, “and know that I am God,

supreme among the nations,

supreme over the world.”

₁₁The LORD Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our refuge.

₅You are all round me on every side;

you protect me with your power.

₆Your knowledge of me is too deep;

it is beyond my understanding.

₇Where could I go to escape from you?

Where could I get away from your presence?

₈If I went up to heaven, you would be there;

if I lay down in the world of the dead, you would be there.

₉If I flew away beyond the east

or lived in the farthest place in the west,

₁₀you would be there to lead me,

you would be there to help me.