Since Psalm 23 precedes the incarnation, referring to God as our shepherd is clearly meant to invoke a metaphorical image of God. We know herding was incredibly important to and prominent among the ...

He also changed the wording in Psalm 23 — "thou anointest my head with oil," is what you'll find in the King James translation. "But the Hebrew verb does not mean 'to anoint,' " Alter says.

Cantor Deborah Togut (B’nai Israel, Rockville, MD): [Chants Psalm twenty-three in Hebrew.] KUSHNER ... [Reading Psalm 23:] “Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and ...