Psalm 23 in the Shadow of Systems - Progressive (Psalm 23)

When migrant families recite Psalm 23 in detention centers, "valley of the shadow of death" isn't metaphor. When refugees fleeing violence whisper "I shall not want," they know real want. The psalm belongs to the vulnerable, claimed by the powerless. God as Shepherd confronts every pharaoh, every empire that scatters sheep for profit. "You prepare a table in the presence of my enemies"—God feeds those the powerful would starve. Divine care judges systems that leave people to want.