The LORD Is My Shepherd (Ps 23)
A short reading from Psalm 23. The first verse begins with the words “The LORD is my shepherd”. Both sentences of the second verse begin with “He”. 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 who the speaker’s shepherd is.
The next line says what the speaker will lack.
The second verse says where the speaker lies down and 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).
How does the second verse begin?
Its first sentence begins “He makes me”, and its second sentence begins “He leads me” (Psalm 23:2).
Who is speaking in these two verses?
The two verses do not name the speaker. The speaker says “my shepherd” (Psalm 23:1).
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