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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
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About this Hymn
The twenty-third psalm is perhaps the best known of all the Psalms for how it reminds us of God's shepherding care as he leads us to rest in him through every season of the soul, and ultimately to dwell in the house of the Lord forever. The CRIMOND setting of the Scottish text is perhaps the best-loved version.
Lyrics
Verse 1
The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want.
He makes me down to lie
in pastures green; he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
Verse 2
My soul he doth restore again;
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e'en for his own name's sake.
Verse 3
Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale,
yet will I fear no ill;
for thou art with me, and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
Verse 4
My table thou hast furnished
in presence of my foes;
my head thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
Verse 5
Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me;
and in God's house forevermore
my dwelling place shall be.
The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want.
He makes me down to lie
in pastures green; he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
Verse 2
My soul he doth restore again;
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e'en for his own name's sake.
Verse 3
Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale,
yet will I fear no ill;
for thou art with me, and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
Verse 4
My table thou hast furnished
in presence of my foes;
my head thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
Verse 5
Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me;
and in God's house forevermore
my dwelling place shall be.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: The Psalms of David in Meeter, 1650
Music: Jesse Irvine, adapt. David Grant, 1871
Music: Jesse Irvine, adapt. David Grant, 1871