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World English Bible

Psalm 23 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
[2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
[3] He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
[4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
[5] You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
[6] Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 23 (KJVS)

[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.
[3] He restoreth () my soul: He leadeth () me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
[4] Yea, though I walk () through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear () no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort () me.
[5] Thou preparest () a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: () Thou anointest () my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
[6] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow () me all the days of my life: And I will dwell () in the house of the Lord for ever.

Psalm 23:2a Heb. pastures of tender grass
Psalm 23:2b Waters of quietness
Psalm 23:5 Heb. makest fat

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 23 (BYZ)

[1] Ψαλμὸς () τῷ () Δαυιδ. () Κύριος () ποιμαίνει () με, () καὶ () οὐδέν () με () ὑστερήσει. ()
[2] Εἰς () τόπον () χλόης, () ἐκεῖ () με () κατεσκήνωσεν, () ἐπὶ () ὕδατος () ἀναπαύσεως () ἐξέθρεψέν () με, ()
[3] τὴν () ψυχήν () μου () ἐπέστρεψεν. () Ὡδήγησέν () με () ἐπὶ () τρίβους () δικαιοσύνης () ἕνεκεν () τοῦ () ὀνόματος () αὐτοῦ. ()
[4] Ἐὰν () γὰρ () καὶ () πορευθῶ () ἐν () μέσῳ () σκιᾶς () θανάτου, () οὐ () φοβηθήσομαι κακά, () ὅτι () σὺ () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ () εἶ· () ἡ () ῥάβδος () σου () καὶ () ἡ () βακτηρία σου, () αὐταί με () παρεκάλεσαν. ()
[5] Ἡτοίμασας () ἐνώπιόν μου () τράπεζαν () ἐξ () ἐναντίας () τῶν () θλιβόντων () με· () ἐλίπανας ἐν () ἐλαίῳ () τὴν () κεφαλήν () μου, () καὶ () τὸ () ποτήριόν () σου () μεθύσκον () ὡς () κράτιστον. ()
[6] Καὶ () τὸ () ἔλεός () σου () καταδιώξεταί () με () πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας () τῆς () ζωῆς () μου, () καὶ () τὸ () κατοικεῖν () με () ἐν () οἴκῳ () κυρίου () εἰς () μακρότητα ἡμερῶν. ()

Psalm 23:1 Originally verse 22:1.
Psalm 23:2 Originally verse 22:2.
Psalm 23:3 Originally verse 22:3.
Psalm 23:4 Originally verse 22:4.
Psalm 23:5 Originally verse 22:5.
Psalm 23:6 Originally verse 22:6.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.