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Book name not found: Psalm for the version: 1881 Westcott-Hort New Testament.

Yahweh the Shepherd

A psalm of David.[a]

23 Yahweh is my shepherd;
I will not lack for anything.
In grassy pastures he makes me lie down;
by quiet waters he leads me.
He restores my life.[b]
He leads me in correct paths[c]
for the sake of his name.
Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil
because you are with me.
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare before me a table
in the presence of my oppressors.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup is overflowing.
Surely goodness and loyal love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will stay[d] in the house[e] of Yahweh
for a very long time.[f]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 23:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. Psalm 23:3 Or “my soul”
  3. Psalm 23:3 Literally “paths of righteousness”
  4. Psalm 23:6 Hebrew “return”
  5. Psalm 23:6 Or “temple”
  6. Psalm 23:6 Literally “for length of days”

Psalm 23

A psalm by David.

Yahweh is my Roeh.
    I am never in need.
        He makes me lie down in green pastures.
        He leads me beside peaceful waters.
        He renews my soul.
        He guides me along the paths of righteousness
            for the sake of his name.
Even though I walk through the dark valley of death,
    because you are with me, I fear no harm.
        Your rod and your staff give me courage.

You prepare a banquet for me while my enemies watch.
    You anoint my head with oil.
    My cup overflows.

Certainly, goodness and mercy will stay close to me all the days of my life,
    and I will remain in Yahweh’s house for days without end.