Psalmorum 23

1 Psalmus David. [Dominus regit me, et nihil mihi deerit:

A psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd: I am never in need.

2 in loco pascuæ, ibi me collocavit. Super aquam refectionis educavit me;

He lays me down in green pastures. He gently leads me to waters of rest,

3 animam meam convertit. Deduxit me super semitas justitiæ propter nomen suum.

he refreshes my life. He guides me along paths that are straight, true to his name.

4 Nam etsi ambulavero in medio umbræ mortis, non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es. Virga tua, et baculus tuus, ipsa me consolata sunt.

And when my way lies through a valley of gloom, I fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff comfort me.

5 Parasti in conspectu meo mensam adversus eos qui tribulant me; impinguasti in oleo caput meum: et calix meus inebrians, quam præclarus est!

You spread a table for me in face of my foes; with oil you anoint my head, and my cup runs over.

6 Et misericordia tua subsequetur me omnibus diebus vitæ meæ; et ut inhabitem in domo Domini in longitudinem dierum.]

Surely goodness and love will pursue me – all the days of my life. In the house of the Lord I will live through the length of the days.