Psalm 23

The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

1   The LORD is my ^dshepherd; I shall not ^ewant.
2     He makes me lie down in green ^fpastures.
  He leads me beside still waters.¹
3     He ^grestores my soul.
  He ^hleads me in ⁱpaths of righteousness²
    for his ^jname’s sake.
4   Even though I ^kwalk through the valley of ^lthe shadow of death,³
    I will ^mfear no evil,
  for ⁿyou are with me;
    your ^orod and your staff,
    they comfort me.
5   You ^pprepare a table before me
    in ^qthe presence of my enemies;
  you ^ranoint my head with oil;
    my ^scup overflows.
6   Surely⁴ goodness and mercy⁵ shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
  and I shall ^tdwell⁶ in the house of the LORD
    ^uforever.⁷

Footnotes

[1] 23:2 Hebrew beside waters of rest
[2] 23:3 Or in right paths
[3] 23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness
[4] 23:6 Or Only
[5] 23:6 Or steadfast love
[6] 23:6 Or shall return to dwell
[7] 23:6 Hebrew for length of days

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