Psalms 23:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 23:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 23:5 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 23:5 — KJV
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. anointest: Heb. makest fat”
— Psalms 23:5 (KJV)
Psalms 23:5 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 23:5
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. to meet...: Heb. before them be knit: Heb. be one wrong: or, violence”
Shares key themes with Psalms 23:5: before, mine, enemies
“And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. stately: Heb. honourable”
Shares key themes with Psalms 23:5: table, before, mine
“And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. Bow...: or, Tender father: Heb. Abrech”
Shares key themes with Psalms 23:5: before, over, heb
“That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: and were: Heb. who stood”
Shares key themes with Psalms 23:5: head, over, heb
“And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. shew...: Heb. uncover mine ear”
Shares key themes with Psalms 23:5: mine, over, heb
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