The Lord is My Shepherd (Eastman Johnson) He is sitting against a blue jacket, which may indicate service in the Union army. President Abraham Lincoln had recently authorized organization of the United States Colored Troops. This is one of several works by Eastman Johnson with African-American subjects. The Lord is My Shepherd (Eastman Johnson) The Lord is My Shepherd is an 1863 oil on wood painting by American artist Eastman Johnson. The painting measures 16 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (42.3 x 33.2 cm.) and is on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The title of the painting comes from Psalm 23, which begins with the
Psalm 100 morning prayer of the Anglican liturgy. Traditionally, Psalm 100 has been set to music frequently for vespers services, sometimes even several times by the same composer. Hymns paraphrasing Psalm 100 include "Nun jauchzt dem Herren, alle Welt" by David Denicke (1646). Psalm 100 Psalm 100 is the 100th psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version: "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands". The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the Greek