Psalms 23:1
“A psalm of David.” The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In Context
2In pastures of tender grass he causeth me to lie down: beside still waters he leadeth me.
Cross References
Psalms 34:9(34:10) Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to those who fear him.
Psalms 34:11(34:12) Come, ye children, hearken unto me: the fear of the Lord will I teach you.
Psalms 79:13But we thy people and the flock of thy pasture will give thanks unto thee for ever: from generation to generation will we relate thy praise.
Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd will he feed his flock: with his arm will he gather the lambs, and in his bosom will he carry them, will he lead gently those that suckle their young.
Jeremiah 31:10(31:9) Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and tell it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattereth Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.
Ezekiel 34:14On a good pasture will I feed them, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall be their fold: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed on 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 →