Psalm 23

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 runnet 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.

(In Memory of Nellie Whisler, my Grandmother,)

(who recited this prayer to me at bedtime, many times during the 1930s)