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Psalms 23:1

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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מִזְמ֥וֹרmizmorpsalmמִזְמוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “psalm”, the ordinary formH4210properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notespsalm.לְדָוִ֑דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.

יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).רֹ֝עִ֗יroicompanionרָעָהverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “companion”, a verb used as a describing wordH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֶחְסָֽרechsarfailחָסֵרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “fail”, an unfinished actionH2637to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessenbe abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Young’s Literal Translation

A Psalm of David. Jehovah [is] my shepherd, I do not lack,

World English Bible

Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Douay-Rheims

On the first day of the week, a psalm for David. The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof: the world, and all they that dwell therein.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A Psalm of David. The Lord tends me as a shepherd, and I shall want nothing.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. Κύριος ποιμαίνει με, καὶ οὐδέν με ὑστερήσει.