11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 23:1
Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.
Psalm 23:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.
- KJV King James Version
- The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH [is] my shepherd, I do not lack,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Since the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- A Psalm of David. Jehovah [is] my shepherd, I do not lack,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 22:1 in this edition
- A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִזְמ֥וֹר | miz·mō·wr | A Psalm | H4210 מִזְמוֹר melody |
| לְדָוִ֑ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | of David | H1732 דָּוִד David |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | The LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| רֹ֝עִ֗י | rō·‘î | is my shepherd | H7462 |
| לֹ֣א | lō | I shall not | H3808 לֹא not |
| אֶחְסָֽר׃ | ’eḥ·sār | want | H2637 חָסֵר to lack |
Related verses
- Philippians 4:19
My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
- Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
- John 10:27–30
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand. …
- John 10:14
I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;
- Revelation 7:17
for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
- 1 Peter 2:25
For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
- Ezekiel 34:11–12
“‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep. I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
- Hebrews 13:5–6
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.” So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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.
Read all of Psalm 23 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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