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The New Revised Standard Version Psalm 23

Psalm 23

The New Revised Standard Version The Divine Shepherd

The Divine Shepherd

Holman Bible Handbook A Song of Trust (Psalm 23)

The pastoral serenity of the psalm has made it a favorite of generations of readers. Verse 6 contains an implicit promise of eternal life.

The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

The Scofield Reference Bible: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Chapter 23

This final restoration is shown to be accomplished after a period of unexampled tribulation (Jer. 30:3–10), and in connection with the manifestation of David’s righteous Branch (v. 5), who is also Jehovah-tsidkenu (v. 6). The restoration here foretold is not to be confounded with the return of a feeble remnant of Judah under Ezra, Nehemiah, and Zerubbabel at the end of the 70 years (Jer. 29:10). At His first advent Christ, David’s righteous Branch (Lk. 1:31–33), did not “execute justice and judgment in the earth,” but was crowned with thorns and crucified. Neither was Israel the nation restored, nor did the Jewish people say, “The Lord our righteousness.” Cf. Rom. 10:3. The prophecy is yet to be fulfilled (Acts 15:14–17).