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Psalm 23
New King James Version

### The Lord the Shepherd of His People

#### A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is (A)my shepherd;
(B)I shall not [a]want.
2 (C)He makes me to lie down in [b]green pastures;
(D)He leads me beside the [c]still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
(E)He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of (F)the shadow of death,
(G)I will fear no evil;
(H)For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You (I)prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You (J)anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will [d]dwell in the house of the Lord
[e]Forever.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 23:1 lack
2. Psalm 23:2 Lit. pastures of tender grass
3. Psalm 23:2 Lit. waters of rest
4. Psalm 23:6 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT return
5. Psalm 23:6 Or To the end of my days, lit. For length of days

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 23:1 : Ps. 78:52; 80:1; [Is. 40:11]; Ezek. 34:11, 12; [John 10:11; 1 Pet. 2:25; Rev. 7:16, 17]
2. Psalm 23:1 : [Ps. 34:9, 10; Phil. 4:19]
3. Psalm 23:2 : Ps. 65:11–13; Ezek. 34:14
4. Psalm 23:2 : [Rev. 7:17]
5. Psalm 23:3 : Ps. 5:8; 31:3; Prov. 8:20
6. Psalm 23:4 : Job 3:5; 10:21, 22; 24:17; Ps. 44:19
7. Psalm 23:4 : [Ps. 3:6; 27:1]
8. Psalm 23:4 : Ps. 16:8; [Is. 43:2]
9. Psalm 23:5 : Ps. 104:15
10. Psalm 23:5 : Ps. 92:10; Luke 7:46

New King James Version (NKJV)

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