Psalm 23–24

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my shepherd,^t I lack nothing.^u

²He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he leads me beside quiet waters,^v

³he refreshes my soul.^w

He guides me^x along the right paths^y

for his name’s sake.^z

⁴Even though I walk

through the darkest valley,^aa

I will fear no evil,^b

for you are with me;^c

your rod and your staff,

they comfort me.

⁵You prepare a table^d before me

in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;^e

my cup^f overflows.

⁶Surely your goodness and love^g will follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.

Psalm 24

Of David. A psalm.

¹The earth is the Lord’s,^h and everything in it,

the world, and all who live in it;ⁱ

²for he founded it on the seas

and established it on the waters.^j

³Who may ascend the mountain^k of the Lord?

Who may stand in his holy place?^l

⁴The one who has clean hands^m and a pure heart,ⁿ

who does not trust in an idol^o

or swear by a false god.^a

⁵They will receive blessing^p from the Lord

and vindication^q from God their Savior.

⁶Such is the generation of those who seek him,

who seek your face,^r God of Jacob.^bc

⁷Lift up your heads, you gates;^s

be lifted up, you ancient doors,

that the King^t of glory^u may come in.^v

⁸Who is this King of glory?

The Lord strong and mighty,^w

the Lord mighty in battle.^x

⁹Lift up your heads, you gates;

lift them up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

¹⁰Who is he, this King of glory?

The Lord Almighty^y—

he is the King of glory.