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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 shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. (Isa. 40:11)
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John 10:11,14• 11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
 14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. (John 10:11,14)
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Psa. 84:11• 11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-6:  David's confidence in God's grace.
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Psa. 79:13• 13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will show forth thy praise to all generations. (Psa. 79:13)
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Psa. 80:1• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.>> Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. (Psa. 80:1)
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Isa. 40:11• 11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. (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 folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
 4And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord. (Jer. 23:3‑4)
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Ezek. 34:11‑12,23‑24• 11For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
 12As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where 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 the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it. (Ezek. 34:11‑12,23‑24)
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Mic. 5:2,4• 2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
 4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great 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 giveth his life for the sheep.
 14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
 28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
 29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
 30I and my Father are one. (John 10:11,14,27‑30)
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Heb. 13:20• 20Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (Heb. 13:20)
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1 Peter 2:25• 25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. (1 Peter 2:25)
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1 Peter 5:4• 4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. (1 Peter 5:4)
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Rev. 7:17• 17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. (Rev. 7:17)
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Psa. 34:9‑10• 9O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. (Psa. 34:9‑10)
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Psa. 84:11• 11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord 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 knoweth that ye have need of these things.
 31But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
 32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:30‑32)
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Rom. 8:32• 32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (Rom. 8:32)
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Phil. 4:19• 19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:19)
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Heb. 13:5‑6• 5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
 6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall 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.