Psalm 23 (Geneva) Poem by Justin Reamer

Psalm 23 (Geneva)



The Lord is my fhepherd,
I fhal not want.
He maketh me to reft in green pafture,
and leadeth me by the ftil waters.
He reftoreth my foule,
and leadeth me in the paths
of righteoufnes for His Names fake.
Yea, thogh I fhulde walk trhough the
valley of the fhadow of death,
I will feare no euil:
for Thou art with me:
Thy rod and Thy ftaffe,
They comfort me.
Thou doeft prepare a table before
me in the fight of mine aduerfaries:
Thou doeft anoint my head with oyle,
and my cup runneth ouer.
Douteles kindenes, and mercie fhal
follow me all the dayes of my life,
and I fhal remaine a long feafon
in the Houfe of the Lord.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This is from the Geneva Bible, published in 1560. It was one of the earliest Bibles to be published in English. During the Reformation, peasants read it across Great Britain, but Bloody Mary took the Bibles and burned them. She executed those who read the English version and those who translated it. It was sacrilege. Yet, many people still had copies like this today, and a replica came from Hendrickson Publishing. Even though people did not read the Latin Vulgate, the English Bible still survived.
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Justin Reamer

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Holland, Michigan
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