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Psalms 23:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.


Psalms 23:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 23:612 words
HebrewMeaning
אַ֤ךְʾakə
surelyparticleH389
in any wise · at least · but · certainly ···
ט֤וֹבṭwōb
goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
וָ/חֶ֣סֶדwāḥesed
and covenant loyaltyconjH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
יִ֭רְדְּפוּ/נִיyirədəpwniy
they will pursue meverbH7291
put to flight · follow (after · on) · hunt ···
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
יְמֵ֣יyəmēy
the days ofnounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
חַיָּ֑/יḥayāy
life mynounH2416
age · appetite · beast · company ···
וְ/שַׁבְתִּ֥יwəšabətiy
abideconjH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
בְּ/בֵיתbəbēyt
in the house ofpronH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
יְ֝הוָ֗הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
לְ/אֹ֣רֶךְləʾōrekə
for length ofpronH753
forever · long
יָמִֽיםyāmiym
daysnounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
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 23:6

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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