Psalms of Comfort

Reading order — first 40 of 132

1. Psalms.23.1
   1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
3. 3He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
4. 4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5. 5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6. 6Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
7. 1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
8. 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
9. 3though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
10. 4There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
11. 5God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
12. 6Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
13. 7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
14. 8Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.
15. 9He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
16. 10“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
17. 11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
18. 1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
19. 2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
20. 3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
21. 4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
22. 5You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
23. 6nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.
24. 7Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
25. 8You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
26. 9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—
27. 10no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
28. 11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
29. 12They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
30. 13You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
31. 14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
32. 15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
33. 16With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
34. 1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
35. 2My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
36. 3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
37. 4Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
38. 5The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
39. 6The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
40. 7The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.