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Psalms 23:1-6 MWT (God's name restored) A psalm by David.   יהוה   is my shepherd. I am never in need. (2) He makes me lie down beside green pastures. He leads me beside peaceful waters. (3) He renews my life. He guides me along the paths of righteousness for the sake of his name. (4) Even though I walk through the dark valley with death all around, because you are with me, I fear no harm. Your rod and your staff comfort me. (5) You prepare a banquet for me while my enemies look on. You anoint my head with oil. My cup overflows. (6) Certainly, goodness and mercy will stay close to me all the days of my life, and I will remain in the house of   יהוה   forever.

Psalms 23:1-6 ESV A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. (2) He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. (3) He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. (4) Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. (5) You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (6) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalms 23:1-6 MKJV A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my Shepherd; I shall not want. (2) He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. (3) He restores my soul; He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. (4) Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (5) You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. (6) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah forever.

Psalms 23:1-6 GW A psalm by David. The LORD is my shepherd. I am never in need. (2) He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside peaceful waters. (3) He renews my soul. He guides me along the paths of righteousness for the sake of his name. (4) Even though I walk through the dark valley of death, because you are with me, I fear no harm. Your rod and your staff give me courage. (5) You prepare a banquet for me while my enemies watch. You anoint my head with oil. My cup overflows. (6) Certainly, goodness and mercy will stay close to me all the days of my life, and I will remain in the LORD'S house for days without end.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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