Psalm 23-24

Common English Bible

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd.
    I lack nothing.
²He lets me rest in grassy meadows;
    he leads me to restful waters;
³        he keeps me ^[a] alive.
He guides me in proper paths
    for the sake of his good name.

⁴Even when I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no danger because you are with me.
Your rod and your staff—
they protect me.

⁵You set a table for me
    right in front of my enemies.
You bathe my head in oil;
    my cup is so full it spills over!
⁶Yes, goodness and faithful love
    will pursue me all the days of my life,
    and I will live^[b] in the Lord’s house
    as long as I live.

Psalm 24

A psalm of David.

24 The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants too.
²Because God is the one who established it on the seas;
God set it firmly on the waters.

³Who can ascend the Lord’s mountain?
    Who can stand in his holy sanctuary?
⁴Only the one with clean hands and a pure heart;
    the one who hasn’t made false promises,
    the one who hasn’t sworn dishonestly.
⁵That kind of person receives blessings from the Lord
    and righteousness from the God who saves.
⁶And that’s how things are
    with the generation that seeks him—
    that seeks the face of Jacob’s God.^[c] Selah

⁷Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
    Ancient doors: rise up high!
        So the glorious king can enter!
⁸Who is this glorious king?
    The Lord—strong and powerful!
    The Lord—powerful in battle!
⁹Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
    Ancient doors: rise up high!
        So the glorious king can enter!
¹⁰Who is this glorious king?
    The Lord of heavenly forces—
        he is the glorious king! Selah