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Psalm 23:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 23 · verse 1
A Psalm of David.The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.Psalm 23:1 · King James Version
What Psalm 23:1 means
David kept sheep before he was king, so he knew what he was claiming. A shepherd means the sheep doesn't have to find its own food, water, or way home. I shall not want isn't a promise of everything you'd like. It's the settled sense that nothing you actually need is missing.
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Psalm 23:1 in context
1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
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Cross references
- Philippians 4:19
- John 10:11
- Isaiah 40:11
- John 10:27-30
- John 10:14
- Revelation 7:17
- Matthew 6:33
- 1 Peter 2:25
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From three very comfortable premises David, in this psalm, draws three very comfortable conclusions, and teaches us to do so too. We are saved by hope, and that hope will not make us ashamed, because it is well grounded. It is the duty of Christians to encourage themselves in the Lord their God;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6