Psalm 23

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Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

¹The 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)
⁴Even 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.

⁵You prepare a table^(K) before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;^(L)
    my cup^(M) overflows.
⁶Surely 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.

Footnotes

Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death

Isaiah 53:4

New International Version

⁴Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,^(A)
yet we considered him punished by God,^(B)
stricken by him, and afflicted.^(C)

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Isaiah 53:4 in all English translations

Revelation 21:4

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⁴‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.^(A) There will be no more death’^[a]^(B) or mourning or crying or pain,^(C) for the old order of things has passed away.”^(D)

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Footnotes

Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8

Revelation 21:4 in all English translations

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

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Praise to the God of All Comfort

³Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(A) the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, ⁴who comforts us^(B) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

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