Psalm 23–24

The Lord the Shepherd

A psalm of David.

23The Lord is my shepherd;

I have everything I need.

²He lets me rest in green pastures.

He leads me to calm water.

³He gives me new strength.

He leads me on paths that are right

for the good of his name.

⁴Even if I walk through a very dark valley,

I will not be afraid,

because you are with me.

Your rod and your shepherd’s staff comfort me.

⁵You prepare a meal for me

in front of my enemies.

You pour oil of blessing on my head; ⁿ

you fill my cup to overflowing.

⁶Surely your goodness and love will be with me

all my life,

and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.

A Welcome for God into the Temple

A psalm of David.

24The earth belongs to the Lord, and everything in it—

the world and all its people.

²He built it on the waters

and set it on the rivers.

³Who may go up on the mountain of the Lord?

Who may stand in his holy Temple?

⁴Only those with clean hands and pure hearts,

who have not worshiped idols,

who have not made promises in the name of a false god.

⁵They will receive a blessing from the Lord;

the God who saves them will declare them right.

⁶They try to follow God;

they look to the God of Jacob for help.

Selah

⁷Open up, you gates.

Open wide, you aged doors

and the glorious King will come in.

⁸Who is this glorious King?

The Lord, strong and mighty.

The Lord, the powerful warrior.

⁹Open up, you gates.

Open wide, you aged doors

and the glorious King will come in.

¹⁰Who is this glorious King?

The Lord All-Powerful—

he is the glorious King.

Selah