Psalms 23:1
A Psalm of David. Jehovah [is] my shepherd, I do not lack,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In Context
2In pastures of tender grass He causeth me to lie down, By quiet waters He doth lead me.
Cross References
Psalms 34:9Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.
Psalms 34:11Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.
Psalms 79:13And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!
Isaiah 40:11As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth [them]: Suckling ones He leadeth.
Jeremiah 31:10Hear a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd [doth] his flock,
Ezekiel 34:14With good pasture I do feed them, And on mountains of the high place of Israel is their habitation, There do they lie down in a good habitation, And fat pastures they enjoy on 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 →