Psalms 23:1
Yahweh, is my shepherd—I shall not want:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In Context
2In pastures of tender grass, he maketh me lie down, Unto restful waters, he leadeth me;
Cross References
Psalms 34:9Revere Yahweh, ye his holy ones, For there is no want to them who revere him.
Psalms 34:11Come, ye children! hearken unto me, The reverence of Yahweh, will I teach you.
Psalms 79:13So, we, thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks unto thee, to times age-abiding,—To generation after generation, will we recount thy praise.
Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd, his flock, will he tend, In his own arm, will he take up the lambs, And in his own bosom, will he carry [them],—Them which are with young, will he lead to a place of rest.
Jeremiah 31:10Hear ye the word of Yahweh, O ye nations, And declare ye in the Coastlands, afar off,—And say—He that scattereth Israel, will gather him, And watch over him as a shepherd his flock;
Ezekiel 34:14In good pastures, will I feed them, And on the mountains of the height of Israel, shall be their fold,— There, shall they lie down in a fold that is good, And on pasture that is fat, shall they feed. among 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 →