Psalm 23–24

PSALM 23

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my ^ashepherd,

I ¹shall ^bnot want.

²He makes me lie down in ^agreen pastures;

He ^bleads me beside ^1cquiet waters.

³He ^arestores my soul;

He ^bguides me in the ^1cpaths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

⁴Even though I ^awalk through the ¹valley of the shadow of death,

I ^bfear no ²evil, for ^cYou are with me;

Your ^drod and Your staff, they comfort me.

⁵You ^aprepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You ¹have ^banointed my head with oil;

My ^ccup overflows.

⁶¹Surely ^agoodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,

And I will ^2bdwell in the house of the Lord ³forever.

PSALM 24

The King of Glory Entering Zion.

A Psalm of David.

¹The ^aearth is the Lord’s, and ¹all it contains,

The ^bworld, and those who dwell in it.

²For He has ^afounded it upon the seas

And established it upon the rivers.

³Who may ^aascend into the ^bhill of the Lord?

And who may stand in His holy ^cplace?

⁴He who has ^aclean hands and a ^bpure heart,

Who has not ^clifted up his soul ¹to falsehood

And has not ^dsworn deceitfully.

⁵He shall receive a ^ablessing from the Lord

And ^1brighteousness from the God of his salvation.

⁶¹This is the generation of those who ^aseek Him,

Who seek Your face—even Jacob.

²Selah.

^7aLift up your heads, O gates,

And be lifted up, O ¹ancient doors,

That the King of ^bglory may come in!

⁸Who is the King of glory?

The Lord ^astrong and mighty,

The Lord ^bmighty in battle.

⁹Lift up your heads, O gates,

And lift them up, O ¹ancient doors,

That the King of ^aglory may come in!

¹⁰Who is this King of glory?

The Lord of ^ahosts,

He is the King of glory.

Selah.