Liturgical
Psalm 22 (23): The Lord ruleth me
Psalm
The psalm of the Good Shepherd who leads his own to the water of refreshment and prepares a table for them; long prayed at funerals and after Communion. The text is the Douay-Rheims (Challoner) version, which follows the Vulgate psalm numbering.
A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing. He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment: He hath converted my soul. He hath led me on the paths of justice, for his own name's sake. For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me. Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebriateth me, how goodly is it! And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.
When it is prayed
- funerals
- trust
- after-communion
