Psalm 23:1–6 NKJV

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

Sheep were totally dependent on shepherds for protection, grazing, watering, shelter and tending to injuries. In fact, sheep would not survive long without a shepherd. Sheep are not only dependent creatures; they are also singularly unintelligent, prone to wandering and unable to find their way to a sheepfold even when it is within sight.

Genesis 46:34 NKJV

34 that you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”

Jehovah Rohi

The LORD is shepherd to the needy, the weak, the defenseless, the ignorant, the

He provides

Psalm 23:1 NKJV

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He guides

Psalm 23:2 NKJV

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

He Restores

Psalm 23:3 NKJV

3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

He Remains

Psalm 23:4 NKJV

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

He Exalts

Psalm 23:5 NKJV

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

He Keeps

Psalm 23:6 NKJV

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

Ezekiel 34:12 NKJV

12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day.

Ezekiel 34:23 NKJV

23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 37:24 NKJV

24 “David My servant shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them.

Isaiah 40:11 NKJV

11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.

Micah 5:4 NKJV

4 And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth;

Jeremiah 50:6 NKJV

6 “My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray; They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their resting place.

Luke 15:4 NKJV

4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

Psalm 119:176 NKJV

176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.

Matthew 15:24 NKJV

24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

John 10:11 NKJV

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

1 Peter 2:25 NKJV

25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

1 Peter 5:4 NKJV

4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.