In Psalm 23, David is not sugarcoating life with cheesy sayings that don’t connect with reality. He is honest that our world can be a harsh place to live. We all have times where we “walk through the valley of the shadow of death.”

Where do we turn when we find ourselves face to face with trouble? Is experiencing hardship a sign that the Lord has abandoned us? Did we end up in this valley because we left our shepherd? Psalm 23 points us to the answers to these questions and more.