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Psalm 23 Bible study questions

David says the Lord is his shepherd, who leads, restores, walks with him through the darkest valley, and welcomes him to a table.

Read Psalm 23

Read the chapter aloud first. Then take the questions in order: what it says, what it means, what to do. About 45 minutes. Skip any question that doesn’t fit your group.

Start here

  1. Where do you go to rest when you are worn out?

Look: what does it say?

  1. List everything the shepherd does in this psalm.Psalm 23:1-4
  2. Where does the psalm move from talking about God to talking to God?Psalm 23:4
  3. What does God prepare, and who is watching?Psalm 23:5

Understand: what does it mean?

  1. What does it mean to say, “I lack nothing”?Psalm 23:1
  2. The valley is still dark, and the psalmist is not afraid. Why?Psalm 23:4
  3. Goodness and love pursue the psalmist. What picture does that give you of God?Psalm 23:6

Live it: what will we do?

  1. Which line do you need most this week?
  2. What dark valley are you or someone you love walking through?Psalm 23:4
  3. Where do you need God to lead you to rest?Psalm 23:2-3

Close in prayer

Pray Psalm 23 aloud together, then pray for anyone in a dark valley.

Psalm 23

Lumin Translation. It prints after the questions, so the group has the words in front of them.

A psalm of David.

1 Yahweh is my shepherd; I lack nothing.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside restful waters.

3 He restores my soul. He guides me along right paths for the sake of his name.

4 Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will not be afraid of harm, for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they give me comfort.

5 You set a table before me in full view of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and steadfast love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of Yahweh as long as I live.

Lumin’s own translation, drafted with AI from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, checked verse by verse against them, and approved by Lumin. Brackets mark verses not found in the earliest manuscripts.

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