the Lord is my Shepherd i shall not be in want / He makes me lie down / in green pastures /
He leads me beside quiet waters / He restores my soul // even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death / i fear no evil for You are with me // even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death / Your rod and Your staff they comfort me // You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies / You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows / You guide me in paths of righteousness / for Your namesake // even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death
i fear no evil for You are with me // even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death / Your rod and Your staff they comfort me // all the days of my life / all the days of my life / i will dwell in Your house / all the days of my life / all the days of my life / all the days of my life / i will dwell in your house / all the days of my life // even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death / i fear no evil for You are with me // even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death / Your rod and Your staff they comfort me // all the days of my life /all the days of my life / i will dwell in Your house / all the days of my life


Written by Peter Furler // © 2011 Ariose Music / Million Pieces Music Publishing (Admin. at EMICMGPublshing.com) (ASCAP)

Behind the Song:
'Most commonly recognized as a liturgical or classical composition (Bach, Rutter, Mendelssohn), Psalm 23 is seemingly irresistible for musicians. Everyone from Duke Ellington to Pink Floyd to Keith Green has set it to music, to varying degrees. Peter Furler’s take here is essentially a dance-worthy club version, heavy on the synth, a clap on 2 and 4, and Peter’s own distinctive voice carrying the ‘prayer of the people’ upward in a whole new way. “The Psalms remind me,” Peter says, “that where the presence of the Lord is, despair has to go.”' - Melissa Riddle Chalos