The LORD Is My Shepherd (Ps 23)
A short reading from Psalm 23. The first verse says “The LORD is my shepherd”, and the second verse says what he makes the speaker do and where he leads the speaker. Hear each line, tap any word to see its meaning, then read the two verses in full.
What you'll discover
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
The first line says “The LORD is my shepherd”.
The second line says what the speaker will lack.
The last two lines say where the speaker lies down and where the speaker is led.
Original verse
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. This is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
Psalms 23:1 · WEB
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
What a story looks like
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
- The original verse · the Bible text, unadapted, then the next story
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this reading from?
Psalm 23:1 to 2, in the World English Bible.
What does the first verse say about the LORD?
It says “The LORD is my shepherd” (Psalm 23:1).
What is the speaker made to do in the second verse?
It says “He makes me lie down in green pastures” (Psalm 23:2).
Where is the speaker led in the second verse?
It says “He leads me beside still waters” (Psalm 23:2).
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