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Lots of people know Psalm 23 and can even recite it by heart. Look closer, though, and you soon discover this psalm is not about a placid God leading you through an idyllic life. It’s about a God who’s willing to fight for you–even die for you–and will go to any length necessary to cover you in mercy.