Psalm 23 the ancient Hebrews. The writer describes God as his shepherd, in the role of protector and provider. The psalm is read, recited and sung by Jews and Christians. It has been called the most well-known of all chapters in the Book of Psalms for its universal theme of trust in God. Following is the Hebrew text and English translation of Psalm 23: For Christians the image of God as a shepherd evokes connections not only with David but with Jesus, described as "Good Shepherd" in the Gospel of John. The phrase about "the valley of the shadow of death" is
Psalm 97 music in No. 1 of his "Biblical Songs", Op. 99, in 1894. Works for Anglican services include a setting by Joseph Barnby, "The Lord is King". Psalm 97 Psalm 97 is the 97th psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, "The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice", also as "The Lord is King". The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation Vulgate, this