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 128 Psalm 128 Psalm 128 is the 128th psalm (127th psalm in the Vulgate) from the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament. It is one of fifteen psalms which begins with the words "A song of ascents" (Shir Hama'alot). It contains only six verses, and discusses the blessed state of those who follow Yahweh. Its opening words in the King James Version are "Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways". Written anonymously, it likely dates to the post-exilic period (that is, after about 539 BCE). The Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary describes as a "virtual commentary