Psalms 23:2
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
In Context
1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
3He restoreth my soul: he guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Cross References
Exodus 15:27And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
Psalms 46:4There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
Isaiah 30:23And he shall give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
Ezekiel 34:13And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
Revelation 7:17for the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Revelation 22:1And he shewed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of 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 →