Psalms 23:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 23:16 words

HebrewMeaning

מִזְמ֥וֹרmizəmwōr

a psalmnounH4210

לְ/דָוִ֑דlədāwid

of DavidpronH1732

יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

רֹ֝עִ֗/יrōʿiy

is shepherd myverbH7462

break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אֶחְסָֽרʾeḥəsār

I lackverbH2637

bereave · decrease · fail · lack ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 23:1

A psalm of David himself. 1. The Church speaks to Christ: “The Lord feeds me, and I shall lack nothing” Psalm 22:1. The Lord Jesus Christ is my Shepherd, “and I shall lack nothing.” 2. “In a place of pasture there has He placed me” Psalm 22:2. In a place of fresh pasture, leading me to faith, there has He placed me to be nourished. “By the water of refreshing has He brought me up.” By the water of baptism, whereby they are refreshed who have lost health and strength, has He…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 23

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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Emre YilmazNote3mo ago

The shepherd psalm

The Lord as shepherd implies both provision and direction. Sheep do not graze wherever they like - they are led to green pastures. I have been thinking about what it means to be guided rather than sel...