Psalms 23:2
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; 1 he leads me beside tranquil water. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
In Context
1Yahweh is my shepherd; I will lack nothing. 1
3He brings back my life; 1 he guides me along right paths for his name's sake. 1
Cross References
Exodus 15:27Then the people came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees. They camped there by the water.
Psalms 46:4There is a river whose streams make the city of God happy, 1 the holy place where the Most High dwells. 1
Isaiah 30:23He will give the rain for your seed when you sow the ground, 1 and bread with abundance from the ground, and the crops will be abundant. 1 In that day your cattle will graze in broad pastures. 1
Ezekiel 34:13Then I will bring them out from among the peoples; I will gather them from the lands and bring them to their land. I will put them in pastures on the mountainsides of Israel, by the streams, and in every settlement in the land.
Revelation 7:17For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, 2 and he will guide them to springs of living water, 1 and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal. It was flowing from 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 →