A reading from the book of Ezekiel.

For Our God says this:  It is Your God who speaks.  I myself will look after and tend my sheep.  As a shepherd tends the flock when the sheep have been scattered, so will I tend my sheep.  I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark.  I
myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest, says the Most High.  The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal, shepherding them rightly.

As for you, my sheep, says Our God, I will judge between one sheep and another, between rams and goats.

The Word of God recorded in the book of the prophet Ezekiel.

R: Adonai, You are my shepherd; I have no wants.

Adonai, You are my shepherd; I have no wants,

In verdant pastures You give me repose.

R: Adonai, You are my shepherd; I have no wants.

Beside restful waters You lead me;

You refresh my soul.
You guide me in right paths

for Your Name’s sake.

R: Adonai, You are my shepherd; I have no wants.

You spread the table before me

in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

R: Adonai, You are my shepherd; I have no wants.

Only goodness and kindness follow me

all the days of my life;
And I will dwell in Your house

for years to come.

R: Adonai, You are my shepherd; I have no wants.