valley of the shadow of death
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Figuratively, the “valley of the shadow of death” stands for the perils of life, from which God protects believers.
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“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.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
"With unflinching courage, foot soldiers for marched — for justice marched through the valley of the shadow of death, and they feared no evil."
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2023
The pastor believes that Psalm 23 is being lived out in real time: "Yay, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me."
From Fox News • Mar. 18, 2022
You don’t need to know the melancholy of Larry’s late-onset muscular dystrophy, recorded in other portrait photographs here, to read this as a walk through a valley of the shadow of death.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2019
“That song was about green pastures and restful waters. The preacher talked about walking in the valley of the shadow of death and not being afraid.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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