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Psalm 23
- Purpose
- To offer praise and prayer to God, to supply God’s people with texts for worship, and to provide reflection on the sovereignty of God and some of life’s toughest questions
- Author
- Various; nearly half are linked with David
- Date
- Written over the course of many centuries; the process of collecting and editing was likely completed after the Babylonian exile
- Setting
- Varied, but a postexilic setting accounts for much of the editorial activity and grouping of the psalms
Psalms has 36,194 words: about 2 hours 32 minutes to read, or 4 hours 18 minutes to listen to. Read it from the start or listen from the start.
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A Psalm of David.
1The
2He maketh me to lie
3He
4Yea, though I
5Thou
6Surely
Footnotes
The LORD Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.
1The LORD is my shepherd;footnote aI shall not want. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside quiet waters. 3He restores my soul;He guides me in the paths of righteousnessfor the sake of His name. 4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,footnote bI will fear no evil,for You are with me;Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before mein the presence of my enemies.You anoint my head with oil;my cup overflows. 6Surely goodness and mercy will follow meall the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the LORDforever.footnote c
Footnotes
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