The LORDis my shepherd,I shall not want.
Come,you children,listento me; I will teachyou the fearof the LORD.
But He ledforthHis own peoplelike sheepAnd guidedthem in the wildernesslike a flock;
So we Your peopleand the sheepof Your pastureWill givethanksto You forever;To allgenerationswe will tellof Your praise.
For the LORDGodis a sunand shield;The LORDgivesgraceand glory;Nogoodthingdoes He withholdfrom those who walkuprightly.
Like a shepherdHe will tendHis flock,In His armHe will gatherthe lambsAnd carry[them] in His bosom;He will gently leadthe nursing[ewes].
Hearthe wordof the LORD,O nations,And declarein the coastlandsafaroff,And say,"He who scatteredIsraelwill gatherhim And keephim as a shepherdkeeps his flock."
"I will feedthem in a goodpasture,and their grazinggroundwill be on the mountainheightsof Israel.Therethey will liedownon goodgrazinggroundand feedin richpastureon the mountainsof Israel.
"But as for you, BethlehemEphrathah,[Too] littleto be among the clansof Judah,From you One will goforthfor Me to be rulerin Israel.His goingsforthare from longago,From the daysof eternity."
And He will ariseand shepherd[His flock] In the strengthof the LORD,In the majestyof the nameof the LORDHis God.And they will remain,Becauseat that timeHe will be greatTo the endsof the earth.
"But seekfirstHis kingdomand His righteousness,and allthese thingswill be addedto you.
"I amthe goodshepherd;the goodshepherdlays downHis lifefor the sheep.
"I amthe goodshepherd,and I knowMy ownand My ownknowMe,
He whodid not spareHis ownSon,but deliveredHim over for us all,howwill He not alsowith Him freely giveus all things?
And my Godwill supplyallyour needsaccordingto His richesin gloryin ChristJesus.
Nowthe Godof peace,who broughtup from the deadthe greatShepherdof the sheepthroughthe bloodof the eternalcovenant,[even] Jesusour Lord,
For you were continually strayinglikesheep,but nowyou have returnedto the Shepherdand Guardianof your souls.
And when the Chief Shepherdappears,you will receivethe unfadingcrownof glory.
for the Lambin the centerof the thronewill be their shepherd,and will guidethem to springsof the waterof life;and Godwill wipeeverytearfrom their eyes."
