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Key verse
- Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 NASB
Other versions
- Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 AMPC
Types of shadows
1. Shadow of death
- The people who sat (dwelt enveloped) in darkness have seen a great Light, and for those who sat in the land and shadow of death Light has dawned. Matthew 4:16 AMPC
- Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 NASB
Psalm 23:4: The default position of a believer is lack of fear. Read: FEAR
Matthew 4:16: This is with reference to Jesus’s arrival.
And leaving Nazareth, He went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali—That what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be brought to pass Matthew 4:13-14 AMPC
2. Shadow of GOD
- He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand]. Psalm 91:1 AMPC
- The Lord recompense you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under Whose wings you have come to take refuge! Ruth 2:12 AMPC
- For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy. Psalm 63:7 AMPC
3. Anointed believer's shadow
- More and more believers in the Lord, crowds of men and women, were constantly being added to their number, to such an extent that they even carried their sick out into the streets and put them on cots and sleeping pads, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on one of them [with healing power]. And the people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing the sick and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all being healed. Acts 5:14-16 AMP