Pentecost Season · 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

The Good Shepherd, Bernhard Plockhorst — **The Good Shepherd**, Bernhard Plockhorst, c. 187819th-century reproduction print · public domain

Roman Lectionary

GospelMatt. 5:1-12a Alt. GospelMatt. 11:25-30 or25:31-46 orLuke 7:11-17 or23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or24:13-16, 28-35 orJohn 5:24-29 or6:37-40, 6:51-59 or11:17-27, 11:32-45 or14:1-6

First ReadingWis. 3:1-9 or4:7-15 Alt. 1st ReadingIsa. 25:6-9

Responsorial PsalmPs. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Alt. PsalmPs. 25:6, 7b, 17-18, 20-21 or27:1, 4, 7, 8b, 9a, 13-14

Second ReadingRom. 5:5-11 or5:17-21 Alt. 2nd ReadingRom. 6:3-9 or8:14-23 or8:31b-35, 37-39 or14:7-9, 10c-12 or1 Cor. 15:20-28 or15:51-57 or2 Cor. 4:14-5:1 or5:1, 6-10 orPhil. 3:20-21 or1 Thess. 4:13-18 or2 Tim. 2:8-13

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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Commentary

Psalm 23 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

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

Psalm 23, Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Barnes' classic close-reading notes on the psalm.

Psalm 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 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew interlinear and cross-references for the opening verse.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 23:1-6 Sefaria

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

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