Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Every word glows with meaning. The believer walks calmly through death as through any other path, unalarmed and unashamed, for he passes through the dark tunnel only to emerge into immortal light. Death itself is but the shadow; the substance has been conquered, and where there is a shadow, light must shine somewhere.
AI summary
This is not spiritual darkness or God's hidden face, for the psalmist says the Lord was with him. It means the grave itself, or the terrors and distresses of approaching death; the case supposed is that should he draw near to eternity, he would sing without fear: O death, where is thy sting?
AI summary
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (d) Though he was in danger of death, as the sheep that wanders in the dark valley without his shepherd.