He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
A psalm describes God's care using the images of a shepherd and a welcoming host.
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Deuteronomy1 verses →
Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
Joshua1 verses →
Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
Psalms6 verses →
Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
Proverbs3 verses →
A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
Ecclesiastes1 verses →
Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
Isaiah2 verses →
Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
Lamentations1 verses →
Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
New Testament
Matthew2 verses →
Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
John3 verses →
Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
Paul's letters13 verses →
Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
James1 verses →
Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
1 Peter1 verses →
Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
Revelation1 verses →
Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →Even 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.
A psalm describes God's care using the images of a shepherd and a welcoming host.
Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
A psalm describes God's care using the images of a shepherd and a welcoming host.
Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.
A prayer for guidance also names loneliness, affliction, and the need for mercy.
The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.
A prayer for guidance also names loneliness, affliction, and the need for mercy.
Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths.
A prayer for guidance also names loneliness, affliction, and the need for mercy.
Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
The psalm joins confidence in God with patient waiting during danger.
When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.
The psalm holds together longing for refuge, the fear of rejection, and hope for goodness.
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
The psalm holds together longing for refuge, the fear of rejection, and hope for goodness.
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
The psalm joins confidence in God with patient waiting during danger.
For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.
The psalm holds together longing for refuge, the fear of rejection, and hope for goodness.
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
A song of thanksgiving reflects on sorrow giving way to renewed joy.