Psalm 23–24

The Our Shepherd^m

23 The Lord is my shepherd;

I have everything I need.

^2*He lets me rest in fields of green grass

and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.

³He gives me new strength.

He guides me in the right paths,

as he has promised.

⁴Even if I go through the deepest darkness,

I will not be afraid, Lord,

for you are with me.

Your shepherd’s rod and staff protect me.

⁵You prepare a banquet for me,

where all my enemies can see me;

you welcome me as an honoured guest

and fill my cup to the brim.

⁶I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life;

and your house will be my home as long as I live.

The Great Kingⁿ

24^* The world and all that is in it belong to the Lord;

the earth and all who live on it are his.

²He built it on the deep waters beneath the earth

and laid its foundations in the ocean depths.

³Who has the right to go up the Lord’s hill?^o

Who may enter his holy Temple?

^4*Those who are pure in act and in thought,

who do not worship idols

or make false promises.

⁵The Lord will bless them and save them;

God will declare them innocent.

⁶Such are the people

who come to God, who come into the presence of the God of Jacob.

⁷Fling wide the gates,

open the ancient doors,

and the great king will come in.

⁸Who is this great king?

He is the Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, victorious in battle.

⁹Fling wide the gates,

open the ancient doors,

and the great king will come in.

¹⁰Who is this great king?

The triumphant Lord—he is the great king!