the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 23:1
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A psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
A Psalm of David. Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall not want.
A psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need.A psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.
The LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me], I shall not want.
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.The title of the two and twentithe salm. `The salm, ether the song of Dauid. The Lord gouerneth me, and no thing schal faile to me;
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
(A psalm by David.)
You, Lord , are my shepherd. I will never be in need.A Psalm of David.
Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.
A psalm of David: Adonai is my shepherd; I lack nothing.
A Psalm of David.
Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.A song of David.
The Lord is my shepherd. I will always have everything I need.A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
[A Psalme of Dauid.] The Lord is my shepheard, I shall not want.
The Lord is my Shepherd. I will have everything I need.
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.A Psalme of Dauid. The Lorde is my shephearde, I shall not want.
THE LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need.
(22-1) <A psalm for David.> The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing.
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want;
God is my sheephearde, therfore I can lacke nothyng:
The Lord tends me as a shepherd, and I shall want nothing.
The Lord is my shepherd;I have what I need.
A psalm of David.
Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack for anything.A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not lack.
A Psalm of David. Jehovah [is] my shepherd, I do not lack,
The LORDE is my shepherde, I can wante nothinge.
A David Psalm God , my shepherd! I don't need a thing. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from. True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction.
The LORD is my shepherd, I will not be in need.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.Yahweh is my shepherd,I shall not want.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
my: Psalms 79:13, Psalms 80:1, Isaiah 40:11, Jeremiah 23:3, Jeremiah 23:4, Ezekiel 34:11, Ezekiel 34:12, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:24, Micah 5:2, Micah 5:4, John 10:11, John 10:14, John 10:27-30, Hebrews 13:20, 1 Peter 2:25, 1 Peter 5:4, Revelation 7:17
I shall: Psalms 34:9, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 84:11, Matthew 6:33, Luke 12:30-32, Romans 8:32, Philippians 4:19, Hebrews 13:5, Hebrews 13:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 48:15 - fed me Psalms 95:7 - people Psalms 149:5 - the saints Ecclesiastes 12:11 - given Song of Solomon 1:7 - thou feedest Isaiah 49:9 - They shall feed Ezekiel 34:14 - feed them Micah 7:14 - Feed Luke 22:35 - lacked John 10:9 - and shall
Cross-References
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The Lord [is] my shepherd,.... This is to be understood not of Jehovah the Father, and of his feeding the people of Israel in the wilderness, as the Targum paraphrases it, though the character of a shepherd is sometimes given to him, Psalms 77:20; but of Jehovah the Son, to whom it is most frequently ascribed, Genesis 49:24. This office he was called and appointed to by his Father, and which through his condescending grace he undertook to execute, and for which he is abundantly qualified; being omniscient, and so knows all his sheep and their maladies, where to find them, what is their case, and what is to be done for them; and being omnipotent, he can do everything proper for them; and having all power in heaven and in earth, can protect, defend, and save them; and all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge being in him, he can guide and direct them in the best manner; wherefore he is called the great shepherd, and the chief shepherd, and the good shepherd. David calls him "my shepherd"; Christ having a right unto him, as he has to all the sheep of God, by virtue of his Father's gift, his own purchase, and the power of his grace; and as owning him as such, and yielding subjection to him, following him as the sheep of Christ do wheresoever he goes; and also as expressing his faith of interest in him, affection for him, and joy because of him: and from thence comfortably concludes,
I shall not want; not anything, as the Targum and Aben Ezra interpret it; not any temporal good thing, as none of Christ's sheep do, that he in his wisdom sees proper and convenient for them; nor any spiritual good things, since a fulness of them is in him, out of which all their wants are supplied; they cannot want food, for by him they go in and out and find pasture; in him their bread is given them, where they have enough and to spare, and their waters are sure unto them; nor clothing, for he is the Lord their righteousness, and they are clothed with the robe of his righteousness; nor rest, for he is their resting place, in whom they find rest for their souls, and are by him led to waters of rest, as in Psalms 23:2: the words may be rendered, "I shall not fail", or "come short" s; that is, of eternal glory and happiness; for Christ's sheep are in his hands, out of which none can pluck them, and therefore shall not perish, but have everlasting life, John 10:27.
s לא אחסר "non deficiam", Pagninus, Montanus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The Lord is my shepherd - Compare Genesis 49:24, “From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel;” Psalms 80:1, “Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel.” See also the notes at John 10:1-14. The comparison of the care which God extends over his people to that of a shepherd for his flock is one that would naturally occur to those who were accustomed to pastoral life. It would be natural that it should suggest itself to Jacob Genesis 49:24, and to David, for both of them had been shepherds. David, in advanced years, would naturally remember the occupations of his early life; and the remembrance of the care of God over him would naturally recall the care which he had, in earlier years, extended over his flocks. The idea which the language suggests is that of tender care; protection; particular attention to the young and the feeble (compare Isaiah 40:11); and providing for their wants. All these things are found eminently in God in reference to his people.
I shall not want - This is the main idea in the psalm, and this idea is derived from the fact that God is a shepherd. The meaning is, that, as a shepherd, he would make all needful provision for his flock, and evince all proper care for it. The words shall not want, as applied to the psalmist, would embrace everything that could be a proper object of desire, whether temporal or spiritual; whether pertaining to the body or the soul; whether having reference to time or to eternity. There is no reason for supposing that David limited this to his temporal necessities, or to the present life, but the idea manifestly is that God would provide all that was needful for him always. Compare Psalms 34:9, “There is no want to them that fear him.” This idea enters essentially into the conception of God as the shepherd of his people, that all their real wants shall be supplied.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
PSALM XXIII
The Lord is the Pastor of his people; therefore it may be
inferred that they shall not want, 1.
How he guides, feeds, and protects them, 2, 3.
Even in the greatest dangers they may be confident of his
support, 4.
His abundant provision for them, 5.
The confidence they may have of his continual mercy, and their
eternal happiness, 6.
NOTES ON PSALM XXIII
There is nothing particular in the title; it is simply attributed to David; but as it appears to be a thanksgiving of the Israelites for their redemption from the Bablylonish captivity, it cannot with propriety be attributed to David. Some think it was written by David in his exile, which is not likely; others, that he penned it when he was finally delivered from the persecution of Saul. I rather incline to the opinion that it was written after the captivity. The Chaldee seems to suppose that it was written to celebrate the goodness of God to the Israelites in the desert. It is a truly beautiful Psalm. Supposing it to have been written after the captivity, we see,
1. The redeemed captives giving thanks to God for their liberty.
2. Acknowledging that God had brought back their lives from the grave.
3. They represent themselves in Judea as a flock in an excellent pasture.
4. They declare that from the dangers they have passed through, and from which God had delivered them, they can have no fear of any enemy.
5. They conclude, from what God has done for them, that his goodness and mercy shall follow them all their days. And,
6. That they shall no more be deprived of God's worship, but shall all their days have access to his temple.
Verse Psalms 23:1. The Lord is my shepherd — There are two allegories in this Psalm which are admirably well adapted to the purpose for which they are produced, and supported both with art and elegance. The first is that of a shepherd; the second, that of a great feast, set out by a host the most kind and the most liberal As a flock, they have the most excellent pasture; as guests, they have the most nutritive and abundant fare. God condescends to call himself the Shepherd of his people, and his followers are considered as a flock under his guidance and direction.
1. He leads them out and in, so that they find pasture and safety.
2. He knows where to feed them, and in the course of his grace and providence leads them in the way in which they should go.
3. He watches over them and keeps them from being destroyed by ravenous beasts.
4. If any have strayed, he brings them back.
5. He brings them to the shade in times of scorching heat; in times of persecution and affliction, he finds out an asylum for them.
6. He takes care that they shall lack no manner of thing that is good.
But who are his flock? All real penitents, all true believers; all who obediently follow his example, abstaining from every appearance of evil, and in a holy life and conversation showing forth the virtues of Him who called them from darkness into his marvellous light. "My sheep hear my voice, and follow me."
But who are not his flock! Neither the backslider in heart, nor the vile Antinomian, who thinks the more he sins, the more the grace of God shall be magnified in saving him; nor those who fondly suppose they are covered with the righteousness of Christ while living in sin; nor the crowd of the indifferent and the careless, nor the immense herd of Laodicean loiterers; nor the fiery bigots who would exclude all from heaven but themselves, and the party who believe as they do. These the Scripture resembles to swine, dogs, wandering stars, foxes, lions, wells without water, c., c. Let not any of these come forward to feed on this pasture, or take of the children's bread. Jesus Christ is the good Shepherd the Shepherd who, to save his flock, laid down his own life.
I shall not want. — How can they? He who is their Shepherd has all power in heaven and earth therefore he can protect them. The silver and gold are his, and the cattle on a thousand hills; and therefore he can sustain them. He has all that they need, and his heart is full of love to mankind; and therefore he will withhold from them no manner of thing that is good. The old Psalter both translates and paraphrases this clause well: Lord governs me, and nathing sal want to me. In stede of pastour thare he me sett. "The voice of a rightwis man: Lord Crist es my kyng, and for thi (therefore) nathyng sal me want: that es, in hym I sal be siker, and suffisand, for I hope in hymn gastly gude and endles. And he ledes me in stede of pastoure, that es, understandyng of his worde, and delyte in his luf. Qwar I am siker to be fild, thar in that stede (place) he sett me, to be nurysht til perfectioun." Who can say more, who need say less, than this?
