Indeed, the Queen selected The Lord Is My Shepherd to be sung at her funeral on Monday, September 19, 2022. The song, based on the words of Psalm 23, is believed to be one of her favourites.

As profound as the shepherd-sheep metaphor is, something peculiar happens in the final two verses of Psalm 23: the imagery ... the house of the Lord for many days to come” (my translation).

A spiritual masterpiece in miniature, Psalm 23 is also a poem of great beauty and comfort. Much loved by Christians and Jews, and sung at funeral services around the world, it's been set to music ...

The hymn they sang is a setting of Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd. The ancient words explore themes of protection, inner strength, safety, and graceful guidance. It was sung at the wedding of ...

Instead, the first verse of Psalm 23 begins with the powerful affirmation, “The Lord is my shepherd.” Psalm 23 personalizes the metaphor of God as our shepherd to a degree that no other ...

The text for ‘The Lord Is My Shepherd’ comes from the Bible’s Book of Psalms, specially psalm 23, and the words have inspired multiple compositions across the ages. In 1871, Jessie Seymour Irvine, the ...

“The Psalmist expresses his tranquil certainty that he will be guided and protected, sheltered from all danger because the Lord is his shepherd,” he said. Psalm 23 is one of the best known ...

Then you will be able to say with the psalmist David, “The LORD is my shepherd.” Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me ...

Warriors through the ages have drawn strength and encouragement from "lessons learned" recorded in Psalm 23. The Shepherd ... days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Mass readings: Acts 4:8-12; Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28 ... Now, we begin to see how the Risen Lord ministers to us as the Good Shepherd. In effect, the Lord gives us four basic pictures ...

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want ... And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Psalm 23 The exquisite 23rd Psalm is one expression of what philosopher Karl Jasper called ...