Indeed, the Queen selected The Lord Is My Shepherd to be sung at her funeral on Monday, September 19, 2022. The song, based on the words of Psalm 23, is believed to be one of her favourites.

They are always with you.” [Reading Psalm 23:] “Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the House of the Lord forever.” ...

Since shepherds weren’t by definition males—and in fact by definition both males and females—then Psalm 23’s metaphor of God as a shepherd need not be limited to being represented as a male shepherd.