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What words would you expect from someone who endured the unimaginable horrors of World War II—someone imprisoned for helping Jews escape death, who suffered the loss of family, watched her sister die, and lived through the nightmare of a Nazi concentration camp?

Corrie Ten Boom, who experienced exactly that, once said:
“You may never know that Jesus is all you need, until Jesus is all you have.”

At first glance, it seems almost unbelievable. How could someone surrounded by such darkness speak with such hope and clarity? Corrie’s words carry weight because they are rooted in something deeper than her circumstances. They come from a heart anchored in the unchanging love and sufficiency of God.

And that brings us to Psalm 23—perhaps the most beloved Psalm in the Bible. A passage recited at hospital bedsides, funerals, and classrooms, it’s a balm for weary souls. But its familiarity can sometimes cause us to miss its depth. To truly appreciate its power, we must understand it in context.

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