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Psalms 23:2

He has founded it upon the seas, 1 And prepared it upon the rivers. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 for David on the first day of the week. 1 The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof; 1 The world, and all that dwell in it. 1

3Who shall go up to the mountain of the Lord, 1 And who shall stand in his holy place? 1

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Cross References

Exodus 15:27And they came to Elim, and there were there twelve fountains of water, and seventy stems of palm trees; and they encamped there by the waters.

Psalms 46:4He has subdued the peoples under us, 1 And the nations under our feet. 1

Isaiah 30:23Then shall there be rain to the seed of thy land; and the bread of the fruit of thy land shall be plenteous and rich: and thy cattle shall feed in that day in a fertile and spacious place.

Ezekiel 34:13And I will bring them out from the Gentiles, and will gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land, and will feed them upon the mountains of Israel, and in the valleys, and in every inhabited place of the land.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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