Psalm 23
My Guardian guides me;
I lack
nothing.
Godde
invites me to rest on the verdant land;
leads
me to quiet waters –
renews
my life.
Godde
guides me on the paths
that reveal Godde's integrity.
Even
when I walk through a valley
darkened
by death's shadow
I fear
no harm, for you are with me;
I am
comforted by your support.
You
spread a table for me
in full
view of my enemies;
you
anoint my head with blessing,
I drink
abundance …
Only
goodness and steadfast love pursue me
all the
days of my life,
I shall
dwell in the house of my Guardian
forever.
Notes: So many of the people I know do not relate to sheep nor to rods and staffs, therefore these changes.
ReplyDeletePastor: a person who exercises spiritual guidance over a number of people
from Latin: shepherd, from pascere to feed
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pastor
Staff: before 900; Middle English staf (noun), Old English stæf; cognate with Dutch staf, German Stab, Old Norse stafr staff, Sanskrit stabh- support
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/staves