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Psalms 23:2 — King James Version← Study notes

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.


Psalms 23:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 23:27 words
HebrewMeaning
בִּ/נְא֣וֹתbinəʾwōt
in pastures ofpronH4999
house · pasture · pleasant place
דֶּ֭שֶׁאdešeʾ
grassnounH1877
green · herb
יַרְבִּיצֵ֑/נִיyarəbiyṣēniy
he makes lie down meverbH7257
fall down · make a fold · lay · (cause to ···
עַלʿal
atpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
מֵ֖יmēy
waters ofnounH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
מְנֻח֣וֹתmənuḥwōt
restnounH4496
ease · quiet · rest · still
יְנַהֲלֵֽ/נִיyənahălēniy
he leads meverbH5095
feed · guide · lead (gently · on)
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 23:2

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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