valley of the shadow of death

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The "valley of the shadow of death" is a biblical metaphor from Psalm 23 symbolizing a place or period of extreme danger, suffering, or mortal peril through which God protects and guides the faithful.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological concept ⓘ
biblical metaphor ⓘ
metaphorical place ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ
appearsIn Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to: Psalms

Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
Psalm 23 ⓘ
associatedWith God’s guidance ⓘ
God’s presence ⓘ
Psalm 23:4 ⓘ
comfort ⓘ
divine protection ⓘ
faith under trial ⓘ
trust in God ⓘ
contrastedWith green pastures ⓘ
still waters ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslationVariant the darkest valley ⓘ
valley of deep darkness ⓘ
hasHebrewTerm גֵּיא צַלְמָוֶת (gei tsalmavet) ⓘ
influenced Christian art ⓘ
Christian music ⓘ
Christian pastoral theology ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Hebrew ⓘ
literaryFunction imagery of journey ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ
referencedBy Christian preachers ⓘ
biblical commentators ⓘ
relatedConcept spiritual warfare ⓘ
suffering servant ⓘ
trial of faith ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
symbolizes existential crisis ⓘ
extreme danger ⓘ
mortal peril ⓘ
proximity to death ⓘ
spiritual darkness ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
times of intense trial ⓘ
theme God as shepherd ⓘ
divine companionship ⓘ
fearlessness in adversity ⓘ
usedIn Christian devotional literature ⓘ
Christian funeral liturgy ⓘ
hymns ⓘ
sermons ⓘ

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Psalm 23 → keyImage → valley of the shadow of death ⓘ
The 23rd Psalm → metaphor → Valley of the shadow of death ⓘ
linked to: valley of the shadow of death
Pilgrim → travelsThrough → Valley of the Shadow of Death ⓘ
linked to: valley of the shadow of death
Wonderboy → hasFictionalLocation → Valley of the Shadow of Death ⓘ
linked to: valley of the shadow of death