Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anoints my head with oil; my cup runs over. Psalm 23:5
Continuing my own thoughts from the last post, on the Lord's table, I want to add to someone else's statements about this. You can find it here at: What does Psalm 23:5 mean? But, I like what it says:
This verse may describe a gracious host as he provides a banquet for an honored guest, or may continue the metaphor of the shepherd-sheep relationship. If it refers to a host preparing a banquet, David views himself as the Lord's honored guess with David's enemies present as captive onlookers.
Additionally, it goes on to say about the oil:
A gracious host would anoint his guest by applying a soothing oil to the guest's head. A shepherd would use the oil to treat his sheep's wounds. David may have been thinking about the Lord as his host or shepherd when he wrote, "you anoint my head with oil." The cup David depicts as overflowing may refer to the brimming cup the host provided or to the large cup a shepherd used to give water to thirsty sheep. Either interpretation leads to the conclusion that the Lord provides for us more generously than the heart can desire.
The truth is, we don't really know what exactly was in David's mind when he penned this. But those thoughts presented here, may come fairly close to it. And some day we will know.
We will sit at the Lord's table, and sup with him and he will sup with us.
And that is good enough for me.
Thanks for coming by today, Friends. God bless your new week as it gets here.
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