Psalms 23

A psalm of David.

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a]I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

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Cross References 14

  • 1. S Genesis 48:15; S Psalms 28:9; Isaiah 40:11; S John 10:11; 1 Peter 2:25
  • 2. Psalms 34:9,10; Psalms 84:11; Psalms 107:9; Philippians 4:19
  • 3. Psalms 36:8; Psalms 46:4; Ezekiel 34:14; Revelation 7:17
  • 4. S Psalms 19:7
  • 5. Psalms 25:9; Psalms 73:24; Isaiah 42:16
  • 6. S Psalms 5:8; Psalms 85:13
  • 7. Psalms 25:11; Psalms 31:3; Psalms 79:9; Psalms 106:8; Psalms 109:21; Psalms 143:11
  • 8. S Job 3:5; Psalms 107:14; Job 10:21-22
  • 9. Psalms 3:6; Psalms 27:1
  • 10. Psalms 16:8; Isaiah 43:2
  • 11. S Job 36:16
  • 12. Psalms 45:7; Psalms 92:10; Luke 7:46
  • 13. S Psalms 16:5
  • 14. S Nehemiah 9:25

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "the valley of the shadow of death"

Psalms 23 Commentaries

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