Psalms 23:1
A Psalm by David.The Lord is my shepherd:I shall lack nothing.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In Context
2He makes me lie down in green pastures.He leads me beside still waters.
Cross References
Psalms 34:9Oh fear the Lord, you his holy ones,for there is no lack with those who fear him.KAPH
Psalms 34:11Come, you children, listen to me.I will teach you the fear of the Lord.MEM
Psalms 79:13So we, your people and sheep of your pasture,will give you thanks forever.We will praise you forever, to all generations.
Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd.He will gather the lambs in his arm,and carry them in his bosom.He will gently lead those who have their young.
Jeremiah 31:10Hear the word of the Lord, you nations, and declare it in the islands afar off; and say, "He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as shepherd does his flock."
Ezekiel 34:14I will feed them with good pasture; and on the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on 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 →