From the recording One Voice
Words adapted and music by Bobby McFerrin (Dedicated to his mother)
© ProbNoblem Music
Lyrics
The 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd, I have all I need
She makes me lie down in green meadows
Beside the still waters she will lead
She restores my soul, she rights my wrongs
She leads me in a path of good things
And fills my heart with songs
Even though I walk through a dark and dreary land
There is nothing that can shake me
She has said she won’t forsake me, I’m in her hand
She sets a table before me in the presence of my foes
She anoints my head with oil, and my cup overflows
Surely, surely goodness and kindness
Will follow me all the days of my life
And I will live in her house, forever, forever and ever.
Ach tov, ach tov va’ chesed yirdefuni kol y’mei chayaiy
V’shavti b’veit Adonai l’orech ya’ amim
The last verse, sung in Hebrew, repeats the last English stanza