The LORD is my Shepherd

The LORD is my Shepherd.

He looks on me with Love.

He makes me feel safe.

No matter the dangers around me,

I do not feel afraid, simply because He is there.

He is strong enough to fight off any enemy,

yet gentle enough to make me feel cherished.

His anger and His power are always turned on the enemy, never on me.

He may use His rod, but only to tap me and point me in the best direction.

He would never, ever hurt me.

He would never abandon me.

He loves me too much, and has invested too much in me, to quit now.

He is unafraid of my mistakes, my fate, or my future.

He already knows where we are going, so I don’t have to know.

He is God.

Related Scriptures

Psalm 23:1 KJV "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."

Zephaniah 3:17 "Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing."

Psalm 23:4a "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me."

John 10:11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." Hebrews 12:6b "for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines, and chastises every son whom he receives." Hebrews 13:5b "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you." Philippians 1:6 "being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Psalm 37:23-24 "A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand."

*Unless otherwise noted, I use the World English Bible, because it is a free, public domain translation. Verses marked KJV are taken from the King James Version.*

Nicole Jackson-Ozment