For I know the plansI have for you,” declares theLord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

TheLordis my shepherd,I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides mealong the right paths
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,[a]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.