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Ordinary Time · All Souls: Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed · Year C

Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6

The LORD Is My Shepherd

November 2, 2028

Christ the Good Shepherd, Unknown mosaicist, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Christ the Good Shepherd, Unknown mosaicist, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, c. 425Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
The oldest way of showing it: a young shepherd seated among his sheep, in gold and blue tesserae, on a wall laid in the fifth century.The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters.Unknown mosaicist, Mausoleum of Galla PlacidiaThe mosaicists of Ravenna, whose names are gone and whose work is not.Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, RavennaThe Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna.Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
Roman Lectionary
GospelMatt. 5:1-12aMt 5:1-12aAlt. GospelMatt. 11:25-30Mt 11:25-30 or25:31-46 orLuke 7:11-17Lk 7:11-17 or23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or24:13-16, 28-35 orJohn 5:24-29Jn 5:24-29 or6:37-40, 6:51-59 or11:17-27, 11:32-45 or14:1-6
Second ReadingRom. 5:5-11Rom 5:5-11 or5:17-21Alt. 2nd ReadingRom. 6:3-9Rom 6:3-9 or8:14-23 or8:31b-35, 37-39 or14:7-9, 10c-12 or1 Cor. 15:20-281 Cor 15:20-28 or15:51-57 or2 Cor. 4:14-5:12 Cor 4:14-5:1 or5:1, 6-10 orPhil. 3:20-21Phil 3:20-21 or1 Thess. 4:13-181 Thes 4:13-18 or2 Tim. 2:8-132 Tm 2:8-13
First ReadingWis. 3:1-9Wis 3:1-9 or4:7-15Alt. 1st ReadingIsa. 25:6-9Is 25:6-9
Responsorial PsalmPs. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Alt. PsalmPs. 25:6, 7b, 17-18, 20-21Ps 25:6, 7b, 17-18, 20-21 or27:1, 4, 7, 8b, 9a, 13-14

Overview & Insights

"The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want." (Psalm 23:1)

David confesses the LORD as his shepherd who provides rest, guidance, and comfort. Even in the valley of the shadow of death he fears no evil, for God is with him, and he trusts to dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

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Take it further: Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6

Commentary

Psalm 23 CommentaryPs 23 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

A clear verse-by-verse walk through the shepherd and table imagery.

Psalm 23, Barnes' NotesPs 23, Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Barnes' classic close-reading notes on the psalm.

Psalm 22 (Vulgate numbering), Haydock CommentaryPs 22 (Vulgate numbering), Haydock Commentary Haydock Commentary

The Douay-Rheims Psalter numbers this psalm 22, one lower than modern Bibles; the text and notes are the same shepherd psalm.

Psalm 23:1 InterlinearPs 23:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew interlinear and cross-references for the opening verse.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 23:1-6Ps 23:1-6 Sefaria

The Hebrew text with Sefaria's linked commentaries and cross-references.

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