# Psalm 23 #### *A Psalm of David* - 1 The LORD is my shepherd; {[[#^19-023-a| a ]]} - I shall not want. - 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; - He leads me beside quiet waters. - 3 He restores my soul; - He guides me in the paths of righteousness - for the sake of His name. - 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, {[[#^19-023-b| b ]]} - I will fear no evil, - for You are with me; - Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. - 5 You prepare a table before me - in the presence of my enemies. - You anoint my head with oil; - my cup overflows. - 6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me - all the days of my life, - and I will dwell in the house of the LORD - forever. {[[#^19-023-c| c ]]} --- ### Footnotes: - 1 a See [[Revelation_07|Revelation 7.17]]. ^19-023-a - 4 b Or *the valley of deep darkness*  ^19-023-b - 6 c Literally *for a length of days* ^19-023-c --- - Previous chapter: [[Psalm_022]] - Next chapter: [[Psalm_024]] - TOC: [[TOC_Psalms]] --- ###### The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible (https://bereanbible.com), BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub (https://biblehub.com), Discovery Bible (https://discoverybible.com), OpenBible.com (https://openbible.com), and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0). ---