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Why is Psalm 23 sometimes called Psalm 22?

Psalm 23 is numbered Psalm 22 in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate because of differences in how the psalms are divided and numbered. Most modern English translations follow the numbering of the Hebrew Bible and therefore identify “The Lord is my shepherd” as Psalm 23 rather than Psalm 22.