Psalms 23:5

You spread a table for me in face of my foes; with oil you anoint my head, and my cup runs over.

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In The King James Version

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

In Context

4And when my way lies through a valley of gloom, I fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff comfort me.

6Surely goodness and love will pursue me – all the days of my life. In the house of the Lord I will live through the length of the days.

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Cross References

Psalms 16:5The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.

Psalms 22:29To him will bow down all who sleep in the earth, and before him bend all who go down to the dust, and those who could not preserve their lives.

Psalms 45:7Right you love and wrong you hate: therefore the Lord your God anoints you With oil of gladness above your fellows.

Psalms 92:10But you lift me to honor, and anoint me afresh with oil.

Psalms 104:15wine, to gladden hearts; oil, to make faces shine; bread, to strengthen hearts.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 23:2-6

The Divine Shepherd. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the 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 thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely… Read the whole commentary →

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