King James Version
Psalms 23:5 in the King James Version says “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. ...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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
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 death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
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
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever . for ever: Heb. to length of days
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Thou preparest”
H6186to set in a row, i.e., arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
“me in the presence of mine enemies”
H6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
“thou anointest”
H1878to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
“with oil”
H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
“my head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“my cup”
H3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
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