Parallel Verses

Amplified

The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me],
I shall not want.

New American Standard Bible

A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.

King James Version

{A Psalm of David.} The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Holman Bible

A Davidic psalm.The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I lack.

International Standard Version

The LORD is the one who is shepherding me; I lack nothing.

A Conservative Version

LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.

American Standard Version

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.

Darby Translation

{A Psalm of David.} Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Julia Smith Translation

Chanting of David. Jehovah my shepherd, and I shall not want

King James 2000

[A Psalm of David.] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not lack.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack [for anything].

Modern King James verseion

A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{A Psalm of David} The LORD is my shepherd; I can want nothing.

NET Bible

A psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh, is my shepherd - I shall not want:

Webster

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

World English Bible

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

Youngs Literal Translation

A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd, I do not lack,

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 23:1

Devotionals containing Psalm 23:1

References

Easton

Fausets

Images Psalm 23:1

Prayers for Psalm 23:1

Context Readings

From Suffering To Praise

1 The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me],
I shall not want.
2
He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still and quiet waters.



Cross References

Isaiah 40:11


He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.

John 10:11

I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His [own] life for the sheep.

Philippians 4:19

And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 6:33

But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.

Psalm 34:9-10


O [reverently] fear the Lord, you His saints (believers, holy ones);
For to those who fear Him there is no want.

Ezekiel 34:11-12

For thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.

Hebrews 13:5-6

Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

1 Peter 2:25

For you were continually wandering like [so many] sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

John 10:14

I am the Good Shepherd, and I know [without any doubt those who are] My own and My own know Me [and have a deep, personal relationship with Me]—

John 10:27-30

The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.

Romans 8:32

He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?

Psalm 84:11


For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Ezekiel 34:23-24

“Then I will appoint over them one shepherd and he will feed them, [a ruler like] My servant David; he will feed them and be their shepherd.

Micah 5:2


“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah;
From you One shall come forth for Me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel,
His goings forth (appearances) are from long ago,
From ancient days.”

Luke 12:30-32

For all the [pagan] nations of the world greedily seek these things; and your [heavenly] Father [already] knows that you need them.

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant,

1 Peter 5:4

And when the Chief Shepherd (Christ) appears, you will receive the [conqueror’s] unfading crown of glory.

Revelation 7:17

for the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will be their Shepherd, and He will guide them to springs of the waters of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes [giving them eternal comfort].”

Psalm 78:52


But God led His own people forward like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock.

Psalm 79:13-1


So we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,
Will give You thanks forever;
We will declare and publish Your praise from generation to generation.

Jeremiah 23:3-4

“Then I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries to which I have driven them and bring them back to their folds and pastures; and they will be fruitful and multiply.

Jeremiah 31:10


Hear the word of the Lord, O you nations,
And declare it in the isles and coastlands far away,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him
And will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”

Micah 5:4


And He shall stand and shepherd and guide His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God;
And they shall dwell [secure in undisturbed peace],
Because at that time He shall be great [extending His authority]
[Even] to the ends of the earth.

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