“Surely goodness and love will ______ me all the days of my life.”
This is a verse from the most well-known and perhaps best-loved psalm, Psalm 23. But what word is missing?
Many translations have “follow”. What is the picture that comes to your mind? A tranquil, harmonious scene? Like a dutiful dog, following her owner on a walk through the countryside? Like a cygnet, serenely following its parent on a calm pond? Like parents, laden with suitcases, at an airport, following kids who are running ahead?
