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Psalms 23:1 — King James Version← Study notes

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.


Psalms 23:1Hebrew 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 ···
Words 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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