Concordia Psalter

Reading                                          Psalm 23

1The Lord is my | shepherd;*
    I | shall not want.
2He makes me lie down in green | pastures.*
    He leads me beside still | waters.
3He re- | stores my soul.*
    He leads me in paths of righteousness for his | name’s sake.

4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are | with me;*
    your rod and your staff, they | comfort me.

5You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my | enemies;*
    you anoint my head with oil;
    my cup | overflows.
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days | of my life,*
    and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for- | ever.

PRAYER

Lord, Jesus, who alone is that one Good Shepherd, thanks be unto You for all Your spiritual and bodily benefits. Let the Word of Your salvation dwell among us richly, and suffer not that trusty staff, the Word of Your promise, to be taken from us. And when the shadow of death spreads over us, conduct us safely to the fold of the perfected saints, the tabernacle not made with hands, eternal in heaven. Amen.