Psalms 23:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
  • Ps 138:7 : 7 Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
  • Ps 118:6 : 6 The LORD is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?
  • Ps 3:6 : 6 I am not afraid of the multitude of people who attack me from all directions.
  • Mic 7:14 : 14 Shepherd your people with your rod, the flock that belongs to you, the one that lives alone in a thicket, in the midst of a pastureland. Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, as they did in the old days.
  • Isa 43:1-2 : 1 The Lord Will Rescue His People Now, this is what the LORD says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel:“Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
  • Ps 46:1-3 : 1 For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song. God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble. 2 For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea, 3 when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea.(Selah)
  • Job 10:21-22 : 21 before I depart, never to return, to the land of darkness and the deepest shadow, 22 to the land of utter darkness, like the deepest darkness, and the deepest shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
  • 2 Tim 4:22 : 22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
  • 1 Cor 15:55-57 : 55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
  • Ps 27:1-4 : 1 By David. The LORD delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The LORD protects my life! I am afraid of no one! 2 When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall. 3 Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident. 4 I have asked the LORD for one thing– this is what I desire! I want to live in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the LORD and contemplate in his temple.
  • Ps 46:11 : 11 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector!(Selah)
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
  • Luke 1:79 : 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
  • Acts 18:9-9 : 9 The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night,“Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent, 10 because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
  • Ps 44:19 : 19 Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; you have covered us with darkness.
  • Job 3:5 : 5 Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!
  • Jer 2:6 : 6 They did not ask:‘Where is the LORD who delivered us out of Egypt, who brought us through the wilderness, through a land of valleys and gorges, through a land of desert and deep darkness, through a land in which no one travels, and where no one lives?’
  • Ps 14:5 : 5 They are absolutely terrified, for God defends the godly.
  • Job 24:17 : 17 For all of them, the morning is to them like deep darkness; they are friends with the terrors of darkness.
  • Ps 110:2 : 2 The LORD extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! 10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!
  • Zech 11:10 : 10 Then I took my staff“Pleasantness” and cut it in two to annul my covenant that I had made with all the people.
  • Matt 1:23 : 23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”
  • Zech 8:23 : 23 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘In those days ten people from all languages and nations will grasp hold of– indeed, grab– the robe of one Jew and say,“Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”
  • Zech 11:14 : 14 Then I cut the second staff“Union” in two in order to annul the covenant of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 23:1-3
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    80%

    1 A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

    2 He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.

    3 He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.

  • Ps 23:5-6
    2 verses
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    5 You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full.

    6 Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the LORD’s house for the rest of my life.

  • 7 Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

  • 3 Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.

  • 1 By David. The LORD delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The LORD protects my life! I am afraid of no one!

  • Ps 73:23-24
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    23 But I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.

    24 You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.

  • Ps 139:10-11
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    73%

    10 even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.

    11 If I were to say,“Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,”

  • Ps 139:7-8
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    72%

    7 Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?

    8 If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.

  • 3 For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me.

  • Ps 56:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 When I am afraid, I trust in you.

    4 In God– I boast in his promise– in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

  • 2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.

  • 23 Stay with me. Don’t be afraid! Whoever seeks my life is seeking your life as well. You are secure with me.”

  • Ps 116:8-9
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    72%

    8 Yes, LORD, you rescued my life from death, kept my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.

    9 I will serve the LORD in the land of the living.

  • 14 But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”

  • 29 Indeed, you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD illumines the darkness around me.

  • 23 I know that you are bringing me to death, to the meeting place for all the living.

  • 11 You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.

  • 10 Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

  • 23 Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.

  • 17 Do not cause me dismay! You are my source of safety in times of trouble.

  • 3 You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.

  • 37 You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

  • Ps 18:35-36
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    71%

    35 You give me your protective shield; your right hand supports me; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

    36 You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

  • 5 Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?

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    8 I will lie down and sleep peacefully, for you, LORD, make me safe and secure.

  • 3 Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

  • Ps 32:7-8
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    70%

    7 You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance.(Selah)

    8 I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.

  • 4 My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.

  • 5 You need not fear the terrors of the night, the arrow that flies by day,

  • 28 Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.

  • 3 Reveal your light and your faithfulness! They will lead me, they will escort me back to your holy hill, and to the place where you live.

  • 6 The LORD is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?

  • 18 The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.

  • 11 For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.

  • 13 For I am the LORD your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you,‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’

  • 5 You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.

  • 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

  • 8 I was with you wherever you went and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth.

  • 13 when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.

  • 4 I will install rulers over them who will care for them. Then they will no longer need to fear or be terrified. None of them will turn up missing. I, the LORD, promise it!