New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 23

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

1The LordH3068 is my 1shepherdH7462, I will 2not beH2637 inH2637 needH2637.2He lets me lieH7257 downH7257 in 3greenH1877 pasturesH5116; He 4leadsH5095 me besideH5921 5 6quietH4496 watersH4325.3He 7restoresH7725 my soulH5315; He 8guidesH5148 me in the 9 10pathsH4570 of righteousnessH6664 For the sakeH4616 of His nameH8034.

4EvenH1571 thoughH3588 I 11walkH1980 through the 12valleyH1516 of the shadowH6757 ofH6757 deathH6757, I 13fearH3372 noH3808 14evilH7451, for 15You are with me; Your 16rodH7626 and Your staffH4938, they comfortH5162 me.5You 17prepareH6186 a tableH7979 beforeH6440 me in the presenceH5048 of my enemiesH6887; You 18have 19anointedH1878 my headH7218 with oilH8081; My 20cupH3563 overflowsH7310.6 21CertainlyH389 22goodnessH2896 and 23faithfulnessH2617 will followH7291 me allH3605 the daysH3117 of my lifeH2425, And my 24dwellingH3427 will be in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 25foreverH753 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 Ps 34:9, 10; Phil 4:19 ↩
3. Psalms 23:2 Ps 65:11-13; Ezek 34:14 ↩
4. Psalms 23:2 Rev 7:17 ↩
5. Psalms 23:2 Lit waters of rest ↩
6. Psalms 23:2 Ps 36:8; 46:4 ↩
7. Psalms 23:3 Ps 19:7 ↩
8. Psalms 23:3 Ps 5:8; 31:3 ↩
9. Psalms 23:3 Lit tracks ↩
10. Psalms 23:3 Ps 85:13; Prov 4:11; 8:20 ↩
11. Psalms 23:4 Job 10:21, 22; Ps 107:14 ↩
12. Psalms 23:4 Or valley of deep darkness ↩
13. Psalms 23:4 Ps 3:6; 27:1 ↩
14. Psalms 23:4 Or harm ↩
15. Psalms 23:4 Ps 16:8; Is 43:2 ↩
16. Psalms 23:4 Mic 7:14 ↩
17. Psalms 23:5 Ps 78:19 ↩
18. Psalms 23:5 Or anoint ↩
19. Psalms 23:5 Ps 92:10; Luke 7:46 ↩
20. Psalms 23:5 Ps 16:5 ↩
21. Psalms 23:6 Or Only ↩
22. Psalms 23:6 Ps 25:7, 10 ↩
23. Psalms 23:6 Or mercy ↩
24. Psalms 23:6 Ps 27:4-6 ↩
25. Psalms 23:6 Lit for length of days ↩