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Psalms 23:1

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

KJV

Prima sabbati. Psalmus David. Domini est terra, et plenitudo ejus ; orbis terrarum, et universi qui habitant in eo.

Vulgate

Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυείδ· τῆς μιᾶς σαββάτων. Τοῦ κυρίου ἡ γῆ καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς, ἡ οἰκουμένη καὶ πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ.

LXX

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

ASV

מִזְמ֥וֹר לְ/דָוִ֑ד יְהוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗/י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֶחְסַ֖ר
ychsr
verb · 21×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מִזְמ֥וֹר
mzmvr
noun · 57×
רֹעִ֔ים
r'ym
verb · 164×

Intertextual echoes

Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.

  • John 10:14 · allusion
    "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine."
    Psalm 23: the Lord is my shepherd — Jesus as the good shepherd

Themes

Prophecy

Typology

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Many prophets and righteous men (it is said) have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear and have not heard them. Matthew 13:17 Did then those righteous men know all the things to come? Yea, most certainly. For if because of the weakness of those who were not able to receive Him, the Son was not revealed, — …
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. David, who had himself been a shepherd, uses this image to express the tender care of God over his people. Under the metaphor of green pastures and still waters, he celebrates the spiritual nourishment which God provides. Even in the valley of the shadow of death, the believer need fear no evil, for God's rod and staff are a comfort. T…
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. Calvin expounds Christ's parable of the sheepfold. The good shepherd knows his sheep and is known by them. He has other sheep not of this fold — the Gentiles whom he will also bring in. No one takes his life from him; he lays it down of himself. "I and my Father are one" — Calvin shows this declares the un…
Did Christ's Passion bring about our salvation by way of merit? Was it by way of atonement? Was it by way of sacrifice? Was it by way of redemption? Is it proper to Christ to be the Redeemer? Did the Passion secure man's salvation efficiently? Article 1. Whether Christ's Passion brought about our salvation by way of merit? Objection 1. It would seem that Christ's Passion did no…
'The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.' See Ps. xxiii. 1. The Church speaks this of Christ, for He is the Good Shepherd who laid down His life for the sheep. See John x. 11. 'He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.' See Ps. xxiii. 2. The green pastures are the refreshments of good works; the still waters are the quiet of peace. 'H…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 2:25 — For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
  • 1Pet 2:25 — For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
  • 1Pet 5:4 — And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
  • 1Pet 5:4 — And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
  • Eccl 12:11 — The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
  • Ezek 34:11 — For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
  • Ezek 34:11 — For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
  • Ezek 34:14 — I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
  • Ezek 34:15 — I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 34:23 — And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
  • Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
  • Heb 13:20 — Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
  • Heb 13:20 — Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
  • Isa 40:11 — He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
  • Isa 40:11 — He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
  • Jer 23:3 — And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
  • Jer 31:10 — Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
  • John 10:2 — But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
  • John 10:9 — I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
  • John 10:11 — I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
  • John 10:11 — I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
  • John 10:14 — I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
  • John 10:27 — My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
  • Luke 12:30 — For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
  • Luke 22:35 — And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
  • Matt 6:33 — But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
  • Mic 5:2 — But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, f
  • Mic 5:4 — And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
  • Mic 5:4 — And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
  • Mic 7:14 — Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
  • Phil 4:19 — But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
  • Phil 4:19 — But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
  • Ps 34:9 — O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
  • Ps 34:9 — O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
  • Ps 78:52 — But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
  • Ps 79:13 — So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
  • Ps 80:1 — Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
  • Ps 84:11 — For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
  • Ps 95:7 — For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
  • Ps 149:5 — Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.