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

John 10:14-15

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¹⁴“I am the good shepherd;^(A) I know my sheep^(B) and my sheep know me— ¹⁵just as the Father knows me and I know the Father^(C)—and I lay down my life for the sheep.^(D)

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Matthew 25:32-34

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³²All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate^(A) the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.^(B) ³³He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

³⁴“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom^(C) prepared for you since the creation of the world.^(D)

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