Psalms 23
The AIT Bible
Yahweh Is My Shepherd
1A psalm of David. Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall not lack.
2In green pastures he makes me lie down; beside still waters he leads me.
3He restores my life; he leads me in paths of righteousness for the sake of his name.
4Even though I walk through the valley of deep darkness, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6Surely goodness and loyal love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of Yahweh for length of days.
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Cross-references in this chapter
Where this passage connects across Scripture — each link typed and reasoned, part of the AIT Bible Nexus Chart.
Yahweh Is My Shepherd
- echoed in Job 10:18 — Shared phrase 'deep shadow'/shadow of death for the realm of the dead.
- allusion Revelation 7:17 — The Lamb shepherds and leads to springs of living water, echoing the still waters and shepherd imagery.
- echoed in Revelation 7:9 — The Lamb shepherding and guiding to springs of water echoes the shepherd leading beside still waters.
- thematic Ezekiel 34:11 — God as shepherd who seeks, feeds, and leads his flock to good pastures.
- thematic Isaiah 40:11 — God pictured shepherding his flock, gently leading them.
- thematic Isaiah 40:3 — Both develop Yahweh as the shepherd who tends and leads his people.
- thematic John 10:11 — Jesus identifies himself as the good shepherd, developing the shepherd-God motif of this psalm.
- thematic Micah 7:14 — Both develop the motif of Yahweh as shepherd who guides and feeds his flock.
- thematic Psalms 80:1 — God addressed as the Shepherd of Israel who leads his people.
- thematic Psalms 5:8 — Prayer to be led in righteousness for God's sake, sharing the 'paths of righteousness' motif.
- thematic Psalms 27:4 — Desire to dwell in the house of Yahweh all one's days.
- thematic Psalms 27:1 — Both voice the longing to dwell in the house of Yahweh all one's days.
- thematic Psalms 28:1 — Both develop the shepherd motif of Yahweh caring for and leading his people.
- thematic Psalms 49:13 — Ironic inversion of the shepherd motif: Death, not the LORD, shepherds those who trust in wealth.
- thematic Psalms 61:1 — Both express the desire to dwell in God's house/tent perpetually.
- thematic Psalms 73:23 — Both express God's guidance of the psalmist along the right path.
- thematic Psalms 100:1 — Shared shepherd/sheep metaphor for Yahweh's relationship with his people.
- thematic Psalms 138:1 — Both express confidence in God's preserving presence while walking through danger.