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1. Psalm Davids. Gott ist mein Hirt, mir wird nichts mangeln. 2. Er lagert mich auf grüne Weide; Er leitet mich an stillen Bächen: 3. Er labt mein schmachtendes Gemüth, [Und]1 führt mich auf gerechtem Steige, Zu seines Namens Ruhm. - 4. Und wall' ich auch im [Todesschattenthale]2; So wall' ich ohne Furcht: Denn du [begleitest]3 mich. Dein Stab und deine Stütze [Sind]4 immerdar mein Trost. 5. Du richtest mir ein Freudenmahl Im Angesicht der Feinde zu: Du salbst mein Haupt mit Oele, Und schenkst mir [volle]5 Becher ein; 6. Mir folget Heil und Seligkeit In diesem Leben nach, Einst ruh' ich [ewige]6 Zeit, Dort in des Ew'gen [Haus]7.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Die Psalmen. Uebersetzt von Moses Mendelssohn. Zweite, rechtmäßige und verbesserte Auflage. Mit allergnädigsten Freyheiten. Berlin, bey Friedrich Maurer, 1788, pages 47-48; and with Moses Mendelssohn's sämmtliche Werke. Achter Band. Enthält: die Psalmen. Wörtlich nach der vierten Original-Auflage. Ofen, u. Groß-Wardein 1819. In der Paul Burian'schen Buchhandlung, pages 59-60.
1 Schubert: "Er"2 Schubert: "Todesschatten-Thale"
3 Schubert: "beschützest"
4 Schubert: "Sind mir"
5 Schubert: "volle, volle"
6 Schubert: "ew'ge"
7 Schubert (Diabelli edition 1832): "Reich"
Text Authorship:
- by Moses Mendelssohn (1729 - 1786), "Psalm XXIII" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Hebrew (עברית) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 23"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der 23. Psalm", op. posth. 132, D 706 (1820), published 1832, first performed 1828 [ ssaa quartet with piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 3182, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Psalm 23", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo Mendoza Mendoza) , "Dios mi confianza: Salmo 23", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Thierry Morice , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Psalm of David God is my shepherd, I shall want for nothing. He lets me rest on green meadows; He leads me by quiet streams: He nourishes my languishing mind, [And]1 leads me along the right tracks, To honour his name. - And if I walk in the valley of the shadow of death I shall walk without fear: Because [you are leading]2 me. Your staff and your support Are always there to offer me comfort. You have prepared a celebratory meal for me In the face of my enemies: You anoint my head with oil, And provide me with a full, full cup; Salvation and happiness follow me All the way in this life, I shall eventually rest for eternity There in the house of the eternal one.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Der 23. Psalm" = "The 23rd Psalm"
"Psalm XXIII" = "Psalm 23"
2 Schubert: "you are protecting"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 by Malcolm Wren, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Moses Mendelssohn (1729 - 1786), "Psalm XXIII"
Based on:
- a text in Hebrew (עברית) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 23"
This text was added to the website: 2019-04-10
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Word count: 125