Psalm 23:5

New International Reader's Version

You prepare a feast for me right in front of my enemies. You pour oil on my head. My cup runs over.

Cross References

Job 36:16

“Job, he wants to take you out of the jaws of trouble. He wants to bring you to a wide and safe place. He’d like to seat you at a table that is loaded with the best food.

Psalm 104:15

There is wine to make people glad. There is olive oil to make their skin glow. And there is bread to make them strong.

Psalm 116:13

I will bring an offering of wine to the Lord and thank him for saving me. I will worship him.

Psalm 16:5

Lord, you alone are everything I need. You make my life secure.

Psalm 22:26

Those who are poor will eat and be satisfied. Those who seek the Lord will praise him. May their hearts be filled with new hope!

Psalm 22:29

All rich people of the earth will feast and worship God. All who go down to the grave will kneel in front of him. Those who cannot keep themselves alive will kneel.

Psalm 45:7

You love what is right and hate what is evil. So your God has placed you above your companions. He has filled you with joy by pouring the sacred oil on your head.

Psalm 78:19

They spoke against God. They said, “Can God really put food on a table in the desert?

Psalm 92:10

You have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have poured the finest olive oil on me.

Psalm 92:11

I’ve seen my evil enemies destroyed. I’ve heard that they have lost the battle.

Isaiah 25:6

On Mount Zion the Lord who rules over all will prepare a feast for all the nations. The best and richest foods and the finest aged wines will be served.

Amos 6:6

You drink wine by the bowlful. You use the finest lotions. But Joseph’s people will soon be destroyed. And you aren’t even sad about it.

Matthew 6:17

But when you go without eating, put olive oil on your head. Wash your face.

Luke 7:46

You did not put any olive oil on my head. But she has poured this perfume on my feet.

John 16:22

That’s the way it is with you. Now it’s your time to be sad. But I will see you again. Then you will be full of joy. And no one will take away your joy.

1 Corinthians 10:16

We give thanks for the cup at the Lord’s Supper. When we do, aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? When we break the bread, aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ?

2 Corinthians 1:21

He makes both us and you remain strong in the faith because we belong to Christ. He anointed us.

Ephesians 3:20

God is able to do far more than we could ever ask for or imagine. He does everything by his power that is working in us.

1 John 2:20

You have received the Spirit from the Holy One. And all of you know the truth.

1 John 2:27

But you have received the Holy Spirit from God. He continues to live in you. So you don’t need anyone to teach you. God’s Spirit teaches you about everything. What he says is true. He doesn’t lie. Remain joined to Christ, just as you have been taught by the Spirit.