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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You have anointed my head with oil. My cup runs over.
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A Feast Amidst Foes
Commentators emphasize that God doesn't just provide for us; He prepares a full banquet in the very presence of our enemies. This image signifies ultimate security and vindication. It shows that God's care is so complete that we can feast in peace and confidence, even when surrounded by opposition, as our foes are rendered powerless to interfere with His blessings.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You prepare a table - The image is now changed, though expressing the general idea which is indicated in the first verse of the psa…
19th Century
Anglican
Such a sudden transition from the figure of the flock to that of a banquet is characteristic of Hebrew poetry.
Preparest
Baptist
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of d…
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16th Century
Protestant
You will prepare. These words, which are in the future tense, here denote a continued act. David, therefore, now repeats, without a figure…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thou preparest a table before me
In a providential way granting a sufficiency, and even an affluence of temporal g…
The Lord is my shepherd. In these words, the believer is taught to express his satisfaction in the care of the great Pastor of the univers…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the psalmist, speaking as Christ, described his many tribulations; now he speaks of the remedy by which he is sustained throu…
