Psalms 23:4

Even in the valley of deep darkness the believer fears no evil, because God is present with rod and staff to protect and comfort. God's nearness conquers fear, even of death.

Cross-references · 26

• Isa 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
• Ps 118:6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
• Ps 138:7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
• Isa 43:1–2Now this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
• Ps 3:6I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
• Ps 46:1–3For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
• Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
• 1 Cor 15:55–57“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
• Mic 7:14Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
• Ps 27:1–4Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
• Acts 18:9–10One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
• Ps 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
• Matt 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• Matt 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
• 2 Tim 4:22The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.
• Job 10:21–22before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,
• Ps 14:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
• Ps 44:19But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
• Zech 11:10Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.
• Jer 2:6They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
• Job 3:5May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
• Ps 110:2The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
• Job 24:17For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!
• Isa 8:9–10Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
• Zech 8:23This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
• Zech 11:14Then I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

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