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He brings backיְשׁוֹבֵבmy soul;נַפְשִׁיhe guides meיַנְחֵנִיalong tracksבְמַעְגְּלֵיof righteousnessצֶדֶקfor the sake ofלְמַעַןhis name.שְׁמוֹ
Psalms 23:3
Study it in the app“He brings back my soul; he guides me along tracks of righteousness for the sake of his name.”
The shepherd makes me lie down in green pastures and leads me by quiet watersWork and RestYHWH as shepherd: pastures, waters of rest, and his presence in the dark valleyPeace and AnxietyDavid says YHWH is his shepherd, who lets him rest and leads him by still watersGod guides
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 23:3, word by word
- He brings backיְשׁוֹבֵבyeshovev
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yeshovev” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- he guides meיַנְחֵyanche
lead, guide
Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.
Where else “yanche” appears- along tracksמַעְגְּלֵיmagle
path
The path one follows, or one's way of life.
Where else “magle” appears- of righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears
Translation note
“He brings back my soul”: he gives me back life and strength. “Tracks of righteousness”: the paths already marked out, the right ones, along which a shepherd leads his flock.
The context
2In pastures of grass he makes me lie down; beside waters of rest he leads me.
3 · This verse (above)
4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will not fear evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.