Psalm 23 ("The Lord is My Shepherd") Resources

Websites

"If the Psalms Aren't Poetry, They're Useless"

A conversation between a Jewish poet and a Christian poet, with the provocative title above.

Psalms: King James Version

The King James Version of all the psalms, all in one place.

Psalms: Jewish Translation

Yes, different faiths can have different English translations. Check out the Jewish perspective.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Psalms

The information here is super-detailed and should be of interest to Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

Lolcat Bible Translation

And now, the all-important lolcat translation of Psalm 23: "I iz in teh valli of dogz, fearin no pooch."

Video

Choirboys Sing Psalm 23

Beautiful music, and the kids in the video are almost unbearably cute.

Lost

Fan of the TV show <em>Lost</em>? Well, maybe you remember hearing Psalm 23 on this episode.

Audio

Schubert Version of Psalm 23

The great German composer Franz Schubert wrote music to accompany the song.

Images

King David with Harp

A drawing of King David, the author of Psalm 23 according to tradition, with his instrument.

Dead Sea Scroll

A photo of psalms written on one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Cool!

Biblical Manuscript

A copy of the original 1611 King James Version of Psalm 23.

Books

Introduction to the Psalms by Wilbert R. Gawrisch

A Christian theologian writes an introduction to – you guessed it – the psalms. Downloadable!

The Book of Psalms by Robert Alter

The contemporary poet Robert Alter approaches the psalms as poetry and offers a radically different (as far as these things go) translation of Psalm 23.