Psalms 23:2
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
In Context
1A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
3He restoreth my soul; He guideth me in straight paths for His name's sake.
Cross References
Exodus 15:27And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and three score and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there by the waters.
Psalms 46:4(46-5) There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the holiest dwelling-place of the Most High.
Isaiah 30:23And He will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou sowest the ground, and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous; 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 into their own land; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the habitable places of the country.
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 →