The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. The table and the cup of Christ are before me. I have received better than the anointing of holy oil, that of the Spirit (Jn 2:27). It is not the repose of death that I await but the resurrection that brings me to the Father.
① 1The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
2He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside the still waters,
3he restores my soul.
He guides me through the right paths
for his name’s sake.
4Although I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil,
for you are beside me:
your rod and your staff comfort me.
5You spread a table before me
in the presence of my foes.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup is overflowing.
6Goodness and kindness will follow me
all the days of my life,
I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
as long as I live.
- Your rod, your staff: one is to open a way through the undergrowth, the other to defend the flock.
