11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 23:4
Even 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.
Psalm 23:4 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Even 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Even 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Also—when I walk in a valley of death-shade, || I fear no evil, for You [are] with me, || Your rod and Your staff—they comfort me.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Even when I walk through the valley dark as death, I'm not afraid of any evil, because you are right there with me; your rod and your staff protect me.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Also — when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou [art] with me, Thy rod and Thy staff — they comfort me.
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shades of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Even 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 22:4 in this edition
- For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| גַּ֤ם | gam | Even | H1571 גַּם also |
| כִּֽי־ | kî- | though | H3588 כִּי for |
| אֵלֵ֨ךְ | ’ê·lêḵ | I walk | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| בְּגֵ֪יא | bə·ḡê | through the valley | H1516 גַּיְא Valley |
| צַלְמָ֡וֶת | ṣal·mā·weṯ | of the shadow of death | H6757 צַלְמָ֫וֶת shadow |
| לֹא־ | lō- | no | H3808 לֹא not |
| אִ֘ירָ֤א | ’î·rā | I will fear | H3372 יָרֵא to fear |
| רָ֗ע | rā‘ | evil | H7451 רַע bad: harmful |
| כִּי־ | kî- | for | H3588 כִּי for |
| אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | You | H859 אַתָּ֫ה you(m.s.) |
| עִמָּדִ֑י | ‘im·mā·ḏî | are with me | H5978 עִמָּדִי with me |
| שִׁבְטְךָ֥ | šiḇ·ṭə·ḵā | Your rod | H7626 שֵׁ֫בֶט tribe: staff |
| וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ | ū·miš·‘an·te·ḵā | and Your staff | H4938 מִשְׁעֵנָה support |
| הֵ֣מָּה | hêm·māh | they | H1992 הֵ֫מָּה they(masc.) |
| יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃ | yə·na·ḥă·mu·nî | comfort me | H5162 נָחַם to be sorry: comfort |
Related verses
- Isaiah 41:10
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Psalm 118:6
Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalm 138:7
Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.
- Isaiah 43:1–2
But now Yahweh who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel says: “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
- Psalm 3:6
I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.
- Psalm 46:1–3
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas; though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.
- Luke 1:79
to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:55–57
“Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Psalm 27:1–4
Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident. …
- Micah 7:14
Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, who dwell by themselves in a forest, in the middle of fertile pasture land, let them feed; in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Even 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 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
Read all of Psalm 23 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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