Psalm 23:1–2
Psalm 23:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
Psalm 23:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
Psalm 23:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalm 23:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 The Lord is my shepherd;
I have all that I need.
2 He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
Psalm 23:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 The Lord is my shepherd;
I have everything I need.
2 He lets me rest in green pastures.
He leads me to calm water.
Psalm 23:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside still waters.
Psalm 23:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters.
Psalm 23:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 The Lord is my shepherd.
I am never in need.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside peaceful waters.
Psalm 23:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I lack.
2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
Psalm 23:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
Psalm 23:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Yahweh is my shepherd;
I will not lack for anything.
2 In grassy pastures he makes me lie down;
by quiet waters he leads me.
Psalm 23:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 The Lord is my shepherd. He gives me everything I need.
2 He lets me lie down in fields of green grass.
He leads me beside quiet waters.
Psalm 23:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23
As a shepherd himself, W. Phillip Keller shares his insights into the life and character of sheep—and of the Good Shepherd who loves and cares for them. A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 will give new meaning to the ageless Shepherd Psalm, enriching your trust in and love for the Lord who watches closely over you.
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