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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 23:4

Psa 23:4 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. Ver. 4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death ] In the most dark and dangerous places, where there is Luctus ubique, pavor, et plurima mortis imago, those dark places full of cruelty, Psalms 74:20 , where wolves wait for me. Though I walk (not step) through (not cross) the valley (not a dark entry only) of the shadow... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 23:4

through: Psalms 44:19, Job 3:5, Job 10:21, Job 10:22, Job 24:17, Jeremiah 2:6, Luke 1:79 I will: Psalms 3:6, Psalms 27:1-Numbers :, Psalms 46:1-Leviticus :, Psalms 118:6, Psalms 138:7, Isaiah 41:10, 1 Corinthians 15:55-Philemon : for thou: Psalms 14:5, Psalms 46:11, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:2, Zechariah 8:23, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 28:20, Acts 18:9, Acts 18:10, 2 Timothy 4:22 thy rod: Psalms 110:2, Micah 7:14, Zechariah 11:10, Zechariah 11:14 Reciprocal: Numbers 23:21... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 23:4

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.Thy rod and thy staff — Two words denoting the same thing, and both designing God's pastoral care over him. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 23:4

4. Shadow of death Being so near to death that its shadow falls over him. “For he is not far from the substance who has come up with the shadow.” Bythner. The “valley of the shadow of death,” seems to have been suggested by those deep mountain gorges through which David was sometimes obliged to lead his flocks, though at the hazard of death from the wild beasts, who made the caves therein abounding their shelter. When the walks of duty lie along through dangers which fall around like... read more

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