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The LORD Is My Shepherd

Psalms 23:1

In 11 translations

BSB
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.See Revelation 7:17.
KJV
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
WEB
Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
ASV
Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
LSV
A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH [is] my shepherd, I do not lack,
YLT
A Psalm of David. Jehovah [is] my shepherd, I do not lack,
DBY
Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
DRC22:1
A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing.
GNV
A Psalme of David. The Lord is my shepheard, I shall not want.
JPS
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
LXXE22:1
A Psalm of David. The Lord tends me as a shepherd, and I shall want nothing.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד יְהוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃KJV:Ps.23.1
LXX-Br22:1
Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. Κύριος ποιμαίνει με, καὶ οὐδέν με ὑστερήσει.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Philippians 4:19And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
  • John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
  • Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
  • John 10:27–30My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one…
  • John 10:14I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
  • Revelation 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  • Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
  • 1 Peter 2:25For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
  • Ezekiel 34:11–12For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them…
  • Hebrews 13:5–6Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be…
  • Psalms 34:9–10Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
  • 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
  • Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
  • Ezekiel 34:23–24I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD,…
  • Romans 8:32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
  • Luke 12:30–32For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you. Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 23:2 in some Bibles
  • 22:1 in some Bibles
  • 23:1 in most Bibles

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