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Psalm 23

Psa. 23:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Psalm
mizmowr (Hebrew #4210)
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
KJV usage: psalm.
Pronounce: miz-more'
Origin: from 2167
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is my shepherd
ra`ah (Hebrew #7462)
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
KJV usage: X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
r; Is shall not want
chacer (Hebrew #2637)
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
KJV usage: be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
Pronounce: khaw-sare'
Origin: a primitive root
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Isa. 40:11• 11He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck. (Isa. 40:11)
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John 10:11,14• 11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep:
 14I am the good shepherd; and I know those that are mine, and am known of those that are mine, (John 10:11,14)
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Psa. 84:11• 11For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)

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1-6:  David's confidence in God's grace.
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Psa. 79:13• 13And we, thy people and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks unto thee for ever; we will shew forth thy praise from generation to generation. (Psa. 79:13)
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Psa. 80:1• 1To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest between the cherubim, shine forth. (Psa. 80:1)
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Isa. 40:11• 11He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck. (Isa. 40:11)
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Jer. 23:3‑4• 3And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their pastures; and they shall be fruitful and shall multiply.
 4And I will raise up shepherds over them, who shall feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 23:3‑4)
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Ezek. 34:11‑12,23‑24• 11For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold I, even I, will both search for my sheep, and tend them.
 12As a shepherd tendeth his flock in the day that he is among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
 23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
 24And I Jehovah will be their God, and my servant David a prince in their midst: I Jehovah have spoken it. (Ezek. 34:11‑12,23‑24)
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Mic. 5:2,4• 2(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.)
 4And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God. And they shall abide; for now shall he be great even unto the ends of the earth. (Mic. 5:2,4)
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John 10:11,14,27‑30• 11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep:
 14I am the good shepherd; and I know those that are mine, and am known of those that are mine,
 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;
 28and I give them life eternal; and they shall never perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand.
 29My Father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one can seize out of the hand of my Father.
 30I and the Father are one. (John 10:11,14,27‑30)
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Heb. 13:20• 20But the God of peace, who brought again from among the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, in the power of the blood of the eternal covenant, (Heb. 13:20)
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1 Peter 2:25• 25For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls. (1 Peter 2:25)
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1 Peter 5:4• 4And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory. (1 Peter 5:4)
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Rev. 7:17• 17because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. (Rev. 7:17)
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Psa. 34:9‑10• 9Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.
 10The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good. (Psa. 34:9‑10)
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Psa. 84:11• 11For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)
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Matt. 6:33• 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matt. 6:33)
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Luke 12:30‑32• 30for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things;
 31but seek his kingdom, and all these things shall be added to you.
 32Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:30‑32)
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Rom. 8:32• 32He who, yea, has not spared his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him grant us all things? (Rom. 8:32)
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Phil. 4:19• 19But my God shall abundantly supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:19)
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Heb. 13:5‑6• 5Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.
 6So that, taking courage, we may say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid: what will man do unto me? (Heb. 13:5‑6)
• Book 1, Series 4. The ten tribes of Israel restored. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• Psa. 23 is so ordered by the Spirit as to apply to a dying Christ, or saint who follows His footsteps, or the preserved remnant. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 22-24” by J.N. Darby)
• Its subject is, Jehovah is my shepherd — the constant, unfailing care, exercised by Him. It is a life spent under His care and eye, come what will, the experience it affords, and the assurance that Jehovah's love gives to the end and forever. It is not what He gives, which assures the heart, but Himself. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 22-24” by J.N. Darby)
• Christ taking personally the path in which the sheep had to walk, and so unfolding to them the care of Jehovah; through Himself the true shepherd; (compare John 10;). (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 22-24” by J.N. Darby)
• Psalms 23 presents Christ meeting the daily needs of His people, and leading them through a wilderness scene. The primary application is to the godly remnant of Israel who will be brought through every trial into millennial blessing in connection with Jehovah’s house on earth....The great theme of the psalm is the confidence of the godly in Christ, the Shepherd, founded on the experience of what He is in all circumstances. (“Psalms 23” by H. Smith)
• The One who died for the believer is known as the One who lives, and cares for the believer. In this confidence the wilderness journey is faced and the varied needs are met. (“Psalms 23” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.