This morning I read Psalm 23 from the Passion Translation. It is so beautiful. At the end I personalized it into declarations.
The Lord is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough. He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, the quiet brook of bliss. That’s where he restores and revives my life.
He opens before me pathways to God’s pleasure and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name.
Lord, even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for you already have! You remain close to me and lead me through it all the way. Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of your love takes away my fear. I’ll never be lonely, for you are near.
You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit; you give me all I can drink of you until my heart overflows.
So why would I fear the future? For your goodness and love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to your glorious presence to be forever with you!
This Psalm Personalized
The Lord is my best friend, the one who takes care of me, heals me, and feeds me. That is why I always have more than enough.
He has offered me a resting pace in His luxurious love and that is where I am learning to abide and stay.
As I listen and follow Him He leads me daily to an oasis of peace and the quiet brook of bliss. THIS IS WHERE HE RESTORES AND REVIVES MY LIFE.
He opens before me the pathways to God’s pleasure and leads me along – so that I can bring honor to His name. If I go His speed and follow Him daily, and continue to abide in Him, learning to carry His presence, my life will bring Him all of the honor He could every want of me.
Even when the path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness (not talking about personal attacks against my family and things or me), fear will never conquer me. He always remains close to me and lead me. The comfort of His love takes away every fear, and I am never lonely. His authority is my strength and peace. The ONE who created the entire universe is the ONE who is with me, on my side, always with me to help me.
The Lord is my delicious feast, even when the enemy dares to fight.
My life is anointed with the fragrance of the Holy Spirit. He gives me all I can drink of Himself until my heart overflows. This is the presence I carry and changes and transforms the atmosphere around me.
Why would I fear the future? His goodness and love pursue me all of my days, and I will live in His presence forever.
Love this. It says it all for me
Hi Emily,
I am recording live worship tonight on YouTube at Weymouth Baptist church. Would you mind if I read out your personalised version of Psalm 23? It is so inspiring.
Thank you so much,
Loretta Ricketts
Yes please do read out your personalized version of psalm 23
Absolutely beautiful and so personal, its as if you are writing a letter about your best friend.
I love this , and the writer Amen , From Arica , Namibia -Windhoek This is how far the Spirit Travel
I needed this so much today. Grateful thanks. Blessings from Auckland New Zealand.
I found this today as I was practicing Centering Prayer. It ministered to my soul today. Thank you Thank you!
Thank you for taking your time to get into the word of God and taking your time to personalize this passage of scriptures…
I have been asking the Lord for a word, then I opened this, and He spoke to me, His love and inspiration. Again, thank you!
It’s so beautiful. I love it. May the Lord keep using you powerful for His glory.
This wonderful truly. Thank you so much it is heavenly.
We were digging into this Psalm yesterday during a Bible study and comparing different translations. I googled TPT this morning. It is so lovely. I particularly like the wording of the last verse, so much Love and comfort to hold onto knowing I will be in his glorious presence forever🙏🏻
Thank you.
I am so thankful that are the end of my life I can gone with the Lord in his presence.
I, too, am richly blessed by this version and personalization of Psalm 23. More than that it is encouraging to hear the comments from others who love to delight themselves in the Lord.
In my morning devotion Holy Spirit led me here to this translation and your letter of God’s Love . Thank You for sharing and obeying… It Blessed my soul!!
Absolutely, beautifully written! We listened to this translation after Bible Study, and it touched our hearts! We all felt taken aback by it! Bless you for bringing this to version to us!
Thank you God for leading me here! Abide in me God. 2 Corinthians 12!! Whistles to me God! Thank you for your word. Watching from San Antonio Texas
Beautiful and Annointed ! ! ! Especially the part of being held in His Love And the declarations made it an experience I needed this tonight tomorrow I am going to the hematologist for results of my blood work. I need Jesus is healing and his love and his peace and his joy. Amen