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The Shepherd Psalm

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A few of the words

ANOINT
In Psalm 23, the host anoints the guest's head with oil — a sign of honored welcome in the ancient Near East, setting the table scene apart from the wilderness journey that precedes it.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
VALLEY
The phrase 'valley of the shadow of death' translates a single Hebrew word, tzalmavet, meaning deep darkness or death-shadow — a ravine so steep and narrow that midday light barely reaches the floor.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
RESTORE
'He restores my soul' sits at the very heart of the psalm, a pivot between the peaceful opening and the perilous valley — the quiet assurance that what is worn down can be made whole again.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
GOODNESS
The psalm closes with two companions — goodness and mercy — promised to follow all the days of one's life, a word picture of being gently pursued rather than left behind.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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The Shepherd Psalm — a free, large-print word search drawn from the most beloved of all the Psalms, where still waters run quiet and goodness follows.

About The Shepherd Psalm

Psalm 23 is perhaps the most memorized passage in all of scripture. Its six short verses move from green pastures and still waters through the dark valley and out again into a table set in the presence of enemies — and a cup so full it runs over. For centuries it has been the poem people reach for in both grief and gratitude, its images as vivid and steadying today as the day they were first sung.

How to play

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    Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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