valley of the shadow of death

1. An expression from the Twenty-third Psalm (“The Lord is my shepherd”).

Figuratively, the “valley of the shadow of death” stands for the perils of life, from which God protects believers.

Example Sentences

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil,” he said at his church’s Wednesday evening service last week.

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The British photographer Roger Fenton used the same wet plate technique to record the participants and the landscape of war, including a celebrated image, “the Valley of the Shadow of Death.”

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"Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."

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"With unflinching courage, foot soldiers for marched — for justice marched through the valley of the shadow of death, and they feared no evil."

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Coolio’s opening words, which are based on Psalm 23, became one of the most widely remembered verses in ’90s rap: “As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I take a look at my life and realize there’s nothin’ left.”

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