Twenty-third Psalm

1. The best known of the Psalms of the Old Testament , often read at funerals as a profession of faith in God's protection:

   The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

   He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;

   He leadeth me beside the still waters.

   He restoreth my soul;

   He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

   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.

   Thou preparest a table for me in the presence of mine enemies;

   Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

   Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

   And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.