Psalm 23:2 {22:2}
Good News Translation
He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.

New Revised Standard Version
He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;

Contemporary English Version
You let me rest in fields of green grass. You lead me to streams of peaceful water,

New American Bible
In green pastures he makes me lie down; to still waters he leads me;

Douay-Rheims Bible
He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment:

maketh

Isaiah 30:23 And rain shall be given to thy seed, wheresoever thou shalt sow in the land: and the bread of the corn of the land shall be most plentiful, and fat. The lamb in that day shall feed at large in thy possession:

Ezekiel 34:13,14 And I will bring them out from the peoples, and will gather them out of the countries, and will bring them to their own land: and I will feed them in the mountains of Israel, by the rivers, and in all the habitations of the land. . . .

green pastures [heb.

Psalm 46:4 The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful: the most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle.

Isaiah 49:9,10 That thou mightest say to them that are bound: Come forth: and to them that are in darkness: Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in every plain. . . .

Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall rule them and shall lead them to the fountains of the waters of life: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Revelation 21:7 He that shall overcome shall possess these things. And I will be his God: and he shall be my son.

Revelation 22:1,17 And he shewed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. . . .

still waters [heb.

Job 34:29 For when he granteth peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hideth his countenance, who is there that can behold him, whether it regard nations, or all men?

Isaiah 8:6 Forasmuch as this people hath cast away the waters of Siloe, that go with silence, and hath rather taken Rasin, and the son of Romelia:

Context
The LORD is My Shepherd
1A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing. 2He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment:3He hath converted my soul. He hath led me on the paths of justice, for his own name's sake.…
Cross References
Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall rule them and shall lead them to the fountains of the waters of life: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Psalm 36:8
They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.

Psalm 46:4
The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful: the most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle.

Psalm 65:11
Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be filled with plenty.

Psalm 139:10
Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me.

Isaiah 49:10
They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun strike them: for he that is merciful to them, shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains of waters he shall give them drink.

Ezekiel 34:14
I will feed them in the most fruitful pastures, and their pastures shall be in the high mountains of Israel: there shall they rest on the green grass, and be fed in fat pastures upon the mountains of Israel.

Ezekiel 34:15
I will feed my sheep: and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.

Psalm 23:1
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