Psalm 23

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

roi
  rain
  pal
  friend

Many people think of God
      in a tight-ass way.

El meleckh namon

Talking to God
   my prince
   my friend that I can trust.

A Psalm of David.

Mizmor David   

The melody
Like a tune in his head, going around.

23 The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me],

I am a sheep.

What is it like to be a sheep?

I am a sheep.

I shall not want.

I shall not want for anything!
There is nothing missing.
I will not experience any lack.

2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;

He makes me sprawl 
   on  green pastures.
Going flat on the ground
   like a sheep.

He leads me beside the still and quiet waters.

Waters of quietness
Quiet waters

3 He refreshes and restores my soul (life);
He leads me in the paths of righteousness

In the circular, circuitous paths 
    of righteousness.

You be right, I be right.

Tzadik, a scale
 
Tzadik, tzadik
Righteous for you;
      righteous for me.
For the sake of His name.
God gets a good reputation
    when  both are right.
When  it's a win-win.

for His name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death,

The valley of dark shadow;
   not the valley of the 
   shadow of death.

 David is sneaking back to his people
     after tough times with Saul & the
     Philistines, through the corner of 
      the ravine, where he does not  
      know who lies in wait for him.

I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.

  The rod & staff equally give me comfort.
  The rod whacks me, 
      the staff supports me!

  Like a child who  has done something
     wrong, missing his parents & waiting 
     for them to come home & discipline him, 
     the rod.
     A help to get from one place to another,
         the staff.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

  Spiritual eldering
            
  Invite the people who do us wrong 
     to an imaginary banquet.

  Because of this; because  of him:
      look at what I have  gained!
  Say, thank you, you difficult teacher

You have anointed and refreshed my head with oil;

   Everything to do with oil on the head is
     about Messiahship.

My cup overflows.

The cup never, King James, runneth over.

The  cup is  
     satisfying
     quenching

I am no longer  thirsty, having  had a drink from this cup.

6 Surely goodness and mercy and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life,

 If I have a paranoia that follows  me,
 I remember that only goodness  & mercy 
    will follow me  all the days of my life.

And I shall dwell forever [throughout all my days] in the house and in the presence of the Lord.

I shall continue to grow
  in the house of the Lord, 
  forever.

    Where else can I be?

Psalm 23 AMP

Psalm 23
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
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