Psalm 23–25

The Lord Is My Shepherd

23A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my ^dshepherd; I shall not ^ewant.

²He makes me lie down in green ^fpastures.

He leads me beside still waters.¹

³He ^grestores my soul.

He ^hleads me in ⁱpaths of righteousness²

for his ^jname’s sake.

⁴Even though I ^kwalk through the valley of ^lthe shadow of death,³

I will ^mfear no evil,

for ⁿyou are with me;

your ^orod and your staff,

they comfort me.

⁵You ^pprepare a table before me

in ^qthe presence of my enemies;

you ^ranoint my head with oil;

my ^scup overflows.

⁶Surely⁴ goodness and mercy⁵ shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall ^tdwell⁶ in the house of the Lord

^uforever.⁷

The King of Glory

24A Psalm of David.

^1vThe earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,¹

the world and those who dwell therein,

²for he has ^wfounded it upon ^xthe seas

and established it upon the rivers.

^3yWho shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his ^zholy place?

^4aHe who has ^bclean hands and ^ca pure heart,

who does not ^dlift up his soul to ^ewhat is false

and does not swear deceitfully.

⁵He will receive ^fblessing from the Lord

and ^grighteousness from ^hthe God of his salvation.

⁶Such is ⁱthe generation of those who seek him,

who ^jseek the face of the God of Jacob.² Selah

^7kLift up your heads, O gates!

And be lifted up, O ancient doors,

that ^lthe King of glory may come in.

⁸Who is this King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, ^mmighty in battle!

⁹Lift up your heads, O gates!

And lift them up, O ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

¹⁰Who is this King of glory?

ⁿThe Lord of hosts,

he is the King of glory! Selah

Teach Me Your Paths

25¹ Of David.

¹To you, O Lord, I ^olift up my soul.

²O my God, in you I ^ptrust;

^qlet me not be put to shame;

^rlet not my enemies exult over me.

³Indeed, ^snone who wait for you shall be put to shame;

they shall be ashamed who are ^twantonly ^utreacherous.

^4vMake me to know your ways, O Lord;

teach me your paths.

⁵Lead me in your ^wtruth and teach me,

for you are the God of my salvation;

for you I wait all the day long.

⁶Remember your ^xmercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,

^yfor they have been from of old.

⁷Remember not ^zthe sins of my youth or my transgressions;

according to your ^asteadfast love remember me,

for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

^8bGood and upright is the Lord;

therefore he ^cinstructs sinners in the way.

⁹He leads the humble in what is right,

and teaches the humble his way.

¹⁰All the paths of the Lord are ^dsteadfast love and faithfulness,

for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

¹¹For your ^ename’s sake, O Lord,

pardon my guilt, for it is ^fgreat.

¹²Who is the man who fears the Lord?

Him ^cwill he instruct in the way that he should choose.

¹³His soul shall ^gabide in well-being,

and his ^hoffspring ⁱshall inherit the land.

^14jThe friendship² of the Lord is for those who fear him,

and he makes known to them his covenant.

¹⁵My ^keyes are ever toward the Lord,

for he will ^lpluck my feet out of the net.

^16mTurn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am lonely and afflicted.

¹⁷The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

bring me out of my distresses.

¹⁸ⁿConsider my affliction and my trouble,

and forgive all my sins.

¹⁹Consider how many are my foes,

and with what violent hatred they hate me.

²⁰Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!

^oLet me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

²¹May integrity and uprightness preserve me,

for I wait for you.

^22pRedeem Israel, O God,

out of all his troubles.