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title: "Psalms 23 - Study King James Bible with pooles english annotations on the holy bible"
description: "Read Psalms 23 with pooles english annotations on the holy bible commentary. 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul:"
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 1 The LORD *is* my shepherd; I shall not want.

 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.**

 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth 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 thou *art* with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth 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 for ever.*
 
[Psalms 22](/study/psalms/22) [Psalms 24](/study/psalms/24)

## Commentary

 To verse 1
 
He hath showed himself to be so by his gracious providences towards me and for me; and he hath taken upon him that office and relation to me by his entering into covenant with me, whereby he hath engaged himself to rule, and feed, and preserve, and heal me, and do all which shepherds do, or are obliged to do, to their flocks; which David very well understood, and had doubtless carefully performed his duty to his sheep; and therefore he strengthens his faith by this consideration, that God was his Shepherd; and as God was a much better Shepherd than he or any man could he, so he might confidently expect more than ordinary benefits from his conduct. *I shall not want*, to wit, any thing which is really necessary for me, either for this life or for the next. But foolish man may think many things to be necessary for him, which the all-wise God knoweth to be not only unnecessary, but hurtful, and therefore mercifully denies what men ignorantly desire to their hurt.

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