The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.
A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my (A)shepherd,
I [a]shall (B)not want.
2 He makes me lie down in (C)green pastures;
He (D)leads me beside [b](E)quiet waters.
3 He (F)restores my soul;
He (G)guides me in the [c](H)paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Even though I (I)walk through the [d]valley of the shadow of death,
I (J)fear no [e]evil, for (K)You are with me;
Your (L)rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You (M)prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You [f]have (N)anointed my head with oil;
My (O)cup overflows.
6 [g]Surely (P)goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will [h](Q)dwell in the house of the Lord [i]forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 23:1 Or do
- Psalm 23:2 Lit waters of rest
- Psalm 23:3 Lit tracks
- Psalm 23:4 Or valley of deep darkness
- Psalm 23:4 Or harm
- Psalm 23:5 Or anoint
- Psalm 23:6 Or Only
- Psalm 23:6 Another reading is return to
- Psalm 23:6 Lit for length of days
Cross references
- Psalm 23:1 : Ps 78:52; 80:1; Is 40:11; Jer 31:10; Ezek 34:11-13; John 10:11; 1 Pet 2:25
- Psalm 23:1 : Ps 34:9, 10; Phil 4:19
- Psalm 23:2 : Ps 65:11-13; Ezek 34:14
- Psalm 23:2 : Rev 7:17
- Psalm 23:2 : Ps 36:8; 46:4
- Psalm 23:3 : Ps 19:7
- Psalm 23:3 : Ps 5:8; 31:3
- Psalm 23:3 : Ps 85:13; Prov 4:11; 8:20
- Psalm 23:4 : Job 10:21, 22; Ps 107:14
- Psalm 23:4 : Ps 3:6; 27:1
- Psalm 23:4 : Ps 16:8; Is 43:2
- Psalm 23:4 : Mic 7:14
- Psalm 23:5 : Ps 78:19
- Psalm 23:5 : Ps 92:10; Luke 7:46
- Psalm 23:5 : Ps 16:5
- Psalm 23:6 : Ps 25:7, 10
- Psalm 23:6 : Ps 27:4-6