Psalm 23:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You, LORD, are my shepherd. I will never be in need.

Cross References

Psalm 34:11

Come, my children, listen as I teach you to respect the LORD.

Psalm 78:52

Then God led his people out of Egypt and guided them in the desert like a flock of sheep.

Psalm 79:13

Then we, your people, will always thank you. We are like sheep with you as our shepherd, and all generations will hear us praise you.

Psalm 84:11

Our LORD and our God, you are like the sun and also like a shield. You treat us with kindness and with honour, never denying any good thing to those who live right.

Isaiah 40:11

The LORD cares for his nation, just as shepherds care for their flocks. He carries the lambs in his arms, while gently leading the mother sheep.

Jeremiah 31:10

Listen to me, you nations nearby or across the sea. I scattered the people of Israel, but I will gather them again. I will protect them like a shepherd guarding a flock;

Ezekiel 34:14

They will be safe as they feed on grassy meadows and green hills.

Micah 5:2

Bethlehem Ephrath, you are one of the smallest towns in the nation of Judah. But the LORD will choose one of your people to rule the nation— someone whose family goes back to ancient times.

Micah 5:4

Like a shepherd taking care of his sheep, this ruler will lead and care for his people by the power and glorious name of the LORD his God. His people will live securely, and the whole earth will know his true greatness,

Matthew 6:33

But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.

John 10:11

I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives up his life for his sheep.

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and they know me.

Romans 8:32

God did not keep back his own Son, but he gave him for us. If God did this, won't he freely give us everything else?

Philippians 4:19

I pray that God will take care of all your needs with the wonderful blessings that come from Christ Jesus!

Hebrews 13:20

God gives peace, and he raised our Lord Jesus Christ from death. Now Jesus is like a Great Shepherd whose blood was used to make God's eternal agreement with his flock.

1 Peter 2:25

You had wandered away like sheep. Now you have returned to the one who is your shepherd and protector.

1 Peter 5:4

Then when Christ the Chief Shepherd returns, you will be given a crown that will never lose its glory.

Revelation 7:17

The Lamb in the centre of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to streams of life-giving water, and God will wipe all tears from their eyes.”