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Psalms 23:3 — King James Version← Study notes

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.


Psalms 23:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 23:37 words
HebrewMeaning
נַפְשִׁ֥/יnapəšiy
self mynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
יְשׁוֹבֵ֑בyəšwōbēb
he restoresverbH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
יַֽנְחֵ֥/נִיyanəḥēniy
he guides meverbH5148
bring · govern · guide · lead ···
בְ/מַעְגְּלֵיbəmaʿəgəlēy
in tracks ofpronH4570
path · trench · way
צֶ֝֗דֶקṣedeq
righteousnessnounH6664
even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)
לְמַ֣עַןləmaʿan
for the sake ofpronH4616
to the end that · for (to · ... 's sake) · lest ···
שְׁמֽ/וֹšəmwō
name hisnounH8034
base · named · renown · report
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 23:3

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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