Psalms 23:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In Context
2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.
Cross References
Psalms 34:9(34-10) O fear the LORD, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him.
Psalms 34:11(34-12) Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalms 79:13So we that are Thy people and the flock of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever; we will tell of Thy praise to all generations.
Isaiah 40:11Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck.
Jeremiah 31:10Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say: 'He that scattered Israel doth gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.'
Ezekiel 34:14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be; there shall they lie down in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 23:1
Many of David's psalms are full of complaints, but this is full of comforts, and the expressions of delight in God's great goodness and dependence upon him. It is a psalm which has been sung by good Christians, and will be while the world stands, with a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction. I. The psalmist here claims relation to God, as his shepherd, ver. 1 . II. He recounts his experience of the kind things God had done for him as his shepherd, ver. 2, 3 , 5 . III. Hence he infers that he should want no good… Read the whole commentary →