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1 ദാവീദിന്റെ ഒരു സങ്കീർത്തനം. യഹോവ എന്റെ ഇടയൻ ആകുന്നു, എനിക്ക് ഒന്നിനും കുറവുണ്ടാകുകയില്ല.

౧దావీదు కీర్తన. యెహోవా నా కాపరి. నాకు ఏ లోటూ లేదు.

2 പച്ചപ്പുൽമേടുകളിൽ അവിടന്ന് എന്നെ കിടത്തുന്നു, പ്രശാന്തമായ ജലാശയങ്ങളിലേക്ക് അവിടന്ന് എന്നെ നയിക്കുന്നു,

౨పచ్చిక బయలుల్లో ఆయన నన్ను పండుకునేలా చేస్తాడు. ప్రశాంతమైన జలాల ఒడ్డున నన్ను నడిపిస్తాడు.

3 എന്റെ പ്രാണന് അവിടന്ന് നവജീവൻ പകരുന്നു. തിരുനാമംനിമിത്തം എന്നെ നീതിപാതകളിൽ നടത്തുന്നു.

౩నా ప్రాణాన్ని ఆయన పునరుద్ధరిస్తాడు, తన నామాన్ని బట్టి సరైన మార్గాల్లో నన్ను నడిపిస్తాడు.

4 മരണനിഴലിൻ താഴ്വരയിൽക്കൂടി ഞാൻ സഞ്ചരിച്ചെന്നാലും, ഒരു അനർഥവും ഞാൻ ഭയപ്പെടുകയില്ല, എന്നോടൊപ്പം അവിടന്നുണ്ടല്ലോ; അവിടത്തെ വടിയും കോലും എന്നെ ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

౪చావు నీడ ఉన్న లోయ గుండా నేను నడిచినా, ఏ హానికీ భయపడను. ఎందుకంటే నువ్వు నాతో ఉన్నావు. నీ దండం, నీ చేతికర్ర నాకు ఆదరణ కలిగిస్తాయి.

5 എന്റെ ശത്രുക്കളുടെമുമ്പിൽ, അങ്ങ് എനിക്കൊരു വിരുന്നൊരുക്കുന്നു. എന്റെ ശിരസ്സിൽ അവിടന്ന് തൈലാഭിഷേകം നടത്തുന്നു; എന്റെ പാനപാത്രം കവിഞ്ഞൊഴുകുന്നു.

౫నా శత్రువుల సముఖంలో నువ్వు నాకు భోజనం సిద్ధం చేస్తావు, నూనెతో నా తల అభిషేకం చేశావు. నా గిన్నె నిండి పొర్లుతూ ఉంది.

6 എന്റെ ആയുഷ്കാലമെല്ലാം നന്മയും കരുണയും എന്നെ പിൻതുടരും, നിശ്ചയം, ഞാൻ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിൽ നിത്യം വസിക്കും.

౬కచ్చితంగా నేను బ్రతికిన రోజులన్నీ మంచి, నిబంధన నమ్మకత్వం నన్ను వెంటాడతాయి. చాలా కాలం యెహోవా ఇంట్లో నేను నివాసం ఉంటాను.