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Psalm 23-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 23-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 23
The Good Shepherd
A Davidic psalm.
1 The Lord is my shepherd;(A)
there is nothing I lack.(B)
2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;(C)
He leads me beside quiet waters.(D)
3 He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths[a]
for His name’s sake.(E)
4 Even when I go through the darkest valley,[b]
I fear no danger,
for You are with me;(F)
Your rod and Your staff[c]—they comfort me.(G)
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;(H)
my cup overflows.(I)
6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life,(J)
and I will dwell in[d] the house of the Lord
as long as I live.[e](K)
Psalm 24
The King of Glory
A Davidic psalm.
1 The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the Lord;(L)
2 for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.(M)
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in His holy place?(N)
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,(O)
who has not set his mind[f] on what is false,(P)
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord,(Q)
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.(R)
6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.[g](S)
7 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.(T)
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle.(U)
9 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
10 Who is He, this King of glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
He is the King of glory.(V)
Footnotes
- Psalm 23:3 Or me in paths of righteousness
- Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death
- Psalm 23:4 A shepherd’s equipment
- Psalm 23:6 LXX, Sym, Syr, Tg, Vg, Jer; MT reads will return to
- Psalm 23:6 Lit Lord for length of days; traditionally Lord forever
- Psalm 24:4 Or not lifted up his soul
- Psalm 24:6 LXX; some Hb mss, Syr read seek Your face, God of Jacob; other Hb mss read seek Your face, Jacob
Psalm 23-24
New International Version
Psalm 23-24
New International Version
Psalm 23
A psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd,(A) I lack nothing.(B)
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,(C)
3 he refreshes my soul.(D)
He guides me(E) along the right paths(F)
for his name’s sake.(G)
4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,[a](H)
I will fear no evil,(I)
for you are with me;(J)
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table(K) before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;(L)
my cup(M) overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love(N) will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
Psalm 24
Of David. A psalm.
1 The earth is the Lord’s,(O) and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;(P)
2 for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.(Q)
3 Who may ascend the mountain(R) of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?(S)
4 The one who has clean hands(T) and a pure heart,(U)
who does not trust in an idol(V)
or swear by a false god.[b]
5 They will receive blessing(W) from the Lord
and vindication(X) from God their Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face,(Y) God of Jacob.[c][d]
7 Lift up your heads, you gates;(Z)
be lifted up, you ancient doors,
that the King(AA) of glory(AB) may come in.(AC)
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,(AD)
the Lord mighty in battle.(AE)
9 Lift up your heads, you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory?
The Lord Almighty(AF)—
he is the King of glory.
Footnotes
- Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death
- Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely
- Psalm 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
- Psalm 24:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
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