New English Translation
Psalms 23:3
3He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.
Psalms 23:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
- New International Version (NIV)he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
Context of Psalms 23:3
1The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water. He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation. 4Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me. 5You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full.
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נַפְשִׁ֥י יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶ֝֗דֶק לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 23:3
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.
- Psalms 51:10Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!
- Psalms 85:4Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!
- Psalms 119:176I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.
- Job 33:30to turn back his life from the place of corruption, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
- Jeremiah 32:37‘I will certainly regather my people from all the countries where I will have exiled them in my anger, fury, and great wrath. I will bring them back to this place and allow them to live here in safety.
- Hosea 14:4“I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger will turn away from them.
- Micah 7:8My enemies, do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen, I will get up. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
- Luke 22:31“Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat,
- Revelation 3:19All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
- Psalms 5:8Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!
- Psalms 34:3Magnify the Lord with me! Let’s praise his name together!
- Psalms 143:8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.
- Proverbs 8:20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,
- Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way; I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. I will turn the darkness in front of them into light, and level out the rough ground. This is what I will do for them. I will not abandon them.
- Jeremiah 31:8Then I will reply, ‘I will bring them back from the land of the north. I will gather them in from the distant parts of the earth. Blind and lame people will come with them, so will pregnant women and women about to give birth. A vast throng of people will come back here.
Commentaries on Psalms 23:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He restoreth my soul - Brings back my life from destruction; and converts my soul from sin, that it may not eternally perish. Or, after it has backslidden from him, heals its backslidings, and restores it to his favor. See the old paraphrase on this clause in the preceding note. In the paths of righteousness - צדק במעגלי bemageley tsedek, "in the circuits" or "orbits of righteousness." In many places of Scripture man appears to be represented under the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He leadeth me beside the still waters - Margin, “waters of quietness.” Not stagnant waters, but waters not tempestuous and stormy; waters so calm, gentle, and still, as to suggest the idea of repose, and such as prompt to repose. As applied to the people of God, this denotes the calmness - the peace - the repose of the soul, when salvation flows as in a gently running stream; when there is no apprehension of want; when the heart is at; peace with God. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Compare Psalm 19:7; The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The Lord guides by: rescuing his people from evil (Psalm 23:4–5; see 31:3), bringing them back to himself (Psalms 5:8; 61:2), caring for his people (Psalms 48:14; 139:10), ruling his people (Psalm 67:4), counseling his people (Psalm 73:24), protecting his people (Psalms 78:53; 107:30; 143:11), and instructing them in wisdom (Psalm 27:11; see Proverbs 4:11). The Lord’s name guarantees…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. To restore the soul is to revive or quicken it (Psa 19:7), or relieve it (La 1:11, 19). paths of righteousness--those of safety, as directed by God, and pleasing to Him. for his name's sake--or, regard for His perfections, pledged for His people's welfare.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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