Psalm 23

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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 before 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.

Psalm 23 KJV

Design by Michael Podesta

Print Size 9 x 18

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 before 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.

Psalm 23 KJV

Design by Michael Podesta

Print Size 9 x 18

Behind The Art

When I was a boy, my family owned sheep. Because of my memory of their defenselessness and their dependence on us for their care, this symbol of our relationship with God seems particularly well suited. 

A friend of ours, a rancher, once pointed out that some animals – dogs, goats, horses, among others – if abandoned, have often been known to survive in packs, “going wild”. Abandoned sheep, on the other hand, he said, do nothing of the sort. They get lost and eventually perish.

An interesting footnote to this analogy is that a lost sheep, when found, instinctively, stubbornly resists rescue.