Psalm 23 in rhyme
Copyright by Robert C. Rogers.
My shepherd is the Lord,
There is nothing that I lack.
He leads me by river fords,
On green pastures I lay back.
He makes my life new
And leads me on right paths.
Dark valleys I get through
With His rod and His staff.
A table for me You prepare
Before those that I oppose.
Your pour oil upon my hair;
My cup fills up and overflows.
You follow me with goodness and grace
For the rest of my earthly days.
I will dwell in my Heavenly place
By Your city forever amazed.
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Bob Rogers 
I appreciate the effort. However nothing can improve upon the poetry of KJV Psalms.
Kids today benefit linguistically from reading it. They have today’s parallel versions to aid understanding.
Sometimes though, Psalms can be so far removed from our modern experience (as in the ascents)that your prayers are more understandable. Thank you!
Lita, thanks for your comments. I do not pretend to improve on the poetry of the KJV. But writing it in rhyme is an exercise for me in thinking about the meaning of the psalm so that it stays fresh in my mind and heart. As you said, the Psalms can be so far removed from our modern experience that we don’t understand it, so if a fresh understanding comes from my little effort, so much the better!