Psalm 23
23rd psalm in the Book of Psalms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Psalm 23 is the 23rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "The Lord is my shepherd". In Latin, it is known by the incipit, "Dominus regit me".[1][2][3][4] The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible,[5] and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 22.
Psalm 23 | |
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"The Lord is my shepherd" | |
Other name | "Dominus reget me" |
Written | around 1000 BC |
Text | attributed to King David |
Language | Hebrew (original) |
Like many psalms, Psalm 23 is used in both Jewish and Christian liturgies. It has often been set to music. Haredi educator Tziporah Heller referred to it as perhaps the best-known of the psalms due to "its universal message of trust in God, and its simplicity."[6]