Psalm 23:1
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Psalm 23[a]
The Lord, Shepherd and Host
1 A psalm of David.
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- Psalm 23 God’s loving care for the psalmist is portrayed under the figures of a shepherd for the flock (Ps 23:1–4) and a host’s generosity toward a guest (Ps 23:5–6). The imagery of both sections is drawn from traditions of the exodus (Is 40:11; 49:10; Jer 31:10).
- 23:1 My shepherd: God as good shepherd is common in both the Old Testament and the New Testament (Ez 34:11–16; Jn 10:11–18).
Psalm 95:7
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7 For he is our God,
we are the people he shepherds,
the sheep in his hands.(A)
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Oh, that today you would hear his voice:(B)
Micah 7:14
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14 [a]Shepherd your people with your staff,
the flock of your heritage,
That lives apart(A) in a woodland,
in the midst of an orchard.
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
as in the days of old;
Isaiah 64:7
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A Final Plea
7 [a]Yet, Lord, you are our father;
we are the clay and you our potter:
we are all the work of your hand.
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