A little background to Psalm 23:
According to tradition, this Psalm was composed during one
of David's most difficult periods - while on the run from Saul and his men,
alone in a desolate forest (1Sam 22). Clearly, there was no Temple standing in Jerusalem
in David's time - his son, Solomon built the First Temple.
But David was instrumental in building a temporary sanctuary to house
the Ark in the City of David,
i.e., in Jerusalem
(2Sam 6:17).
One Jewish translation, provided just to see that it is
similar to Christian translations:
A song of David. The Lord is my
shepherd; I shall not want.
He causes me to lie down in green
pastures; He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul; He leads me in
paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
Even when I walk in the valley of
darkness, I will fear no evil for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff-they
comfort me.
You set a table before me in the
presence of my adversaries; You anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows.
May only goodness and kindness
pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for length of days.
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