Psalms 23:2
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
In Context
1{A Psalm of David.} Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
3He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Cross References
Exodus 15:27And they came to Elim; and twelve springs of water were there, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there by the waters.
Psalms 46:4There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High.
Isaiah 30:23And he will give the rain of thy seed with which thou shalt sow the ground; and bread, the produce of the ground, and it shall be fat and rich. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures;
Ezekiel 34:13And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the water-courses, and in all the habitable places of the country.
Revelation 7:17because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Revelation 22:1And he shewed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, going out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 23:2-6
The Divine Shepherd. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely… Read the whole commentary →