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Even thoughגַּם כִּיI walkאֵלֵךְthrough the valleyבְּגֵיאof the shadow of death,צַלְמָוֶתI will notלֹאfearאִירָאevil,רָעforכִּיyouאַתָּהare with me;עִמָּדִיyour rodשִׁבְטְךָand your staff,וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָtheyהֵמָּהcomfort me.יְנַחֲמֻנִי
Psalms 23:4
Study it in the app“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will not fear evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
In the valley of the shadow of death, the psalmist does not fear: God is with himComfortYHWH as shepherd: pastures, waters of rest, and his presence in the dark valleyPeace and Anxiety
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 23:4, word by word
- I walkאֵלֵךְelech
walk
To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.
Where else “elech” appears- through the valleyגֵיאge
valley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “ge” appears- of the shadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתtsalmavet
deep darkness
Deep darkness: the thickest gloom. The word joins "shadow" and "death"; it is used for extreme danger, for the densest darkness and for the place of the dead.
Where else “tsalmavet” appears- fearאִירָאira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “ira” appears- evilרָעra
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “ra” appears- are with meעִמָּדִimadi
with me
With me, beside me.
Where else “imadi” appears- your rodשִׁבְטְshivt
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shivt” appears- and your staffמִשְׁעַנְתֶּmishante
staff
A stick one carries in the hand to lean on while walking.
Where else “mishante” appears- comfort meיְנַחֲמֻyenachamu
comfort
To ease someone in his pain with words and company.
Where else “yenachamu” appears
The context
3He brings back my soul; he guides me along tracks of righteousness for the sake of his name.
4 · This verse (above)
5You lay out before me a table in front of my adversaries; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.