Psalm 23:5
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The LORD is My Shepherd
Psalm 23: 5
Thou preparedst a table for me in the presence of my
enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth
over.
Three very distinct phrases in our English. Each one tells a
different aspect of the Shepherd and us.
1. _________________
The Shepherd has prepared a table. I don’t do any of the
work; He does it _______. It certainly gives the idea of us
as a person, and of God preparing what we need. God has a
perfect idea of what I ______, even before I know I need it.
This is done in the presence of my enemies. Even though
those enemies are closing in, the Shepherd has set a table
of necessities in front of me, and in their presence. They
can ______ what the Shepherd is doing for us. They can see
that the Shepherd is __________. They can see that the
Shepherd has done the preparation. And in my mind, this
can do only one thing to the enemies: ___________ them.
When we see God supply the provision of our needs, when
we see the preparation, we need to be sure to share that
with someone.
2. _____________
The words anoint and oil, as used here, mean _____. Yes,
fat. Not the fat where we are overweight. It means fat, in
that I have _____ that I need. The Shepherd prepared a
table for me; I have now eaten. I am now fat, in the sense
that my needs have been met. We are fat on the blessings
that brought the food.
And the fatness is directed toward my _______. Why? I
believe it is so we _____________ the goodness of the
Lord. Our head has eyes to see His goodness; it has ears to
hear His goodness; it has a mouth to share His goodness; it
has a brain to remember and dwell on and share His
____________.
3. ________________
The last phrase in this verse: My cup runneth over. When a
cup is running over, there is ______ than enough. And that
more is not just to be kept for our own use. It should be
used to help those that we are aware of, who have a need.
Are ____ saturated? Take a look. Has God filled your cup to
overflowing? Have you missed it?
In keeping with this entire psalm, each phrase makes a
reference to ____. All of this is done, by the Almighty,
infinite, expansive God – for you and me as an individual.
