New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 23

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

1The LordH3068 is my 1shepherdH7462, I 2shall 3not wantH2637.2He makes me lieH7257 downH7257 in 4greenH1877 pasturesH5116; He 5leadsH5095 me besideH5921 6 7quietH4496 watersH4325.3He 8restoresH7725 my soulH5315; He 9guidesH5148 me in the 10 11pathsH4570 of righteousnessH6664 For His name’sH8034 sakeH4616.

4EvenH1571 thoughH3588 I 12walkH1980 through the 13valleyH1516 of the shadowH6757 of deathH6757, I 14fearH3372 noH3808 15evilH7451, for 16You are with me; Your 17rodH7626 and Your staffH4938, they comfortH5162 me.5You 18prepareH6186 a tableH7979 beforeH6440 me in the presenceH5048 of my enemiesH6887; You 19have 20anointedH1878 my headH7218 with oilH8081; My 21cupH3563 overflowsH7310.6 22SurelyH389 23goodnessH2896 and lovingkindnessH2617 will followH7291 me allH3605 the daysH3117 of my lifeH2425, And I will 24 25dwellH3427 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 26foreverH753 H3117.

1. Psalms 23:1 Ps 78:52; 80:1; Is 40:11; Jer 31:10; Ezek 34:11-13; John 10:11; 1 Pet 2:25 ↩
2. Psalms 23:1 Or do ↩
3. Psalms 23:1 Ps 34:9, 10; Phil 4:19 ↩
4. Psalms 23:2 Ps 65:11-13; Ezek 34:14 ↩
5. Psalms 23:2 Rev 7:17 ↩
6. Psalms 23:2 Lit waters of rest ↩
7. Psalms 23:2 Ps 36:8; 46:4 ↩
8. Psalms 23:3 Ps 19:7 ↩
9. Psalms 23:3 Ps 5:8; 31:3 ↩
10. Psalms 23:3 Lit tracks ↩
11. Psalms 23:3 Ps 85:13; Prov 4:11; 8:20 ↩
12. Psalms 23:4 Job 10:21, 22; Ps 107:14 ↩
13. Psalms 23:4 Or valley of deep darkness ↩
14. Psalms 23:4 Ps 3:6; 27:1 ↩
15. Psalms 23:4 Or harm ↩
16. Psalms 23:4 Ps 16:8; Is 43:2 ↩
17. Psalms 23:4 Mic 7:14 ↩
18. Psalms 23:5 Ps 78:19 ↩
19. Psalms 23:5 Or anoint ↩
20. Psalms 23:5 Ps 92:10; Luke 7:46 ↩
21. Psalms 23:5 Ps 16:5 ↩
22. Psalms 23:6 Or Only ↩
23. Psalms 23:6 Ps 25:7, 10 ↩
24. Psalms 23:6 Another reading is return to ↩
25. Psalms 23:6 Ps 27:4-6 ↩
26. Psalms 23:6 Lit for length of days ↩