Psalm 23/Text/Clauses
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Hebrew | Verse | CBC |
|---|---|---|
| מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד | 1.1 | A psalm by David. |
| יְהוָ֥ה רֹ֝עִ֗י | 1.2 | YHWH is my shepherd; |
| לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃ | 1.3 | I will never lack [anything]. |
| בִּנְא֣וֹת דֶּ֭שֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי | 2.1 | He makes me lie down in green pastures. |
| עַל־מֵ֖י מְנֻח֣וֹת יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃ | 2.2 | He leads me to water where I can rest. |
| נַפְשִׁ֥י יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב | 3.1 | He restores my life. |
| יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי בְמַעְגְּלֵי־צֶ֝֗דֶק לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֽוֹ׃ | 3.2 | He leads me in paths of righteousness for the sake of his name. |
| גַּ֤ם כִּֽי־אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּגֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת | 4.1 | Even when I walk in a valley of darkness, |
| לֹא־אִ֘ירָ֤א רָ֗ע | 4.2 | I will not fear harm, |
| כִּי־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּדִ֑י | 4.3 | because you are with me. |
| שִׁבְטְךָ֥ וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃ | 4.4 | Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. |
| תַּעֲרֹ֬ךְ לְפָנַ֨י ׀ שֻׁלְחָ֗ן נֶ֥גֶד צֹרְרָ֑י | 5.1 | You arrange a table before me in the presence of my adversaries. |
| דִּשַּׁ֖נְתָּ בַשֶּׁ֥מֶן רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י | 5.2 | You have anointed my head with oil. |
| כּוֹסִ֥י רְוָיָֽה׃ | 5.3 | My cup is overflowing. |
| אַ֤ךְ ׀ ט֤וֹב וָחֶ֣סֶד יִ֭רְדְּפוּנִי כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑י | 6.1 | Surely goodness and loyalty will pursue me all the days of my life, |
| *וְשִבְתִּי* בְּבֵית־יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃ | 6.2 | and I will dwell in YHWH’s house for as long as I live. |