5–6 The Lord is now pictured as host to the psalmist, with only the two figures at the table. The Lord has ‘arranged’ or ‘put in order’ the table—spread it with good fare; he has anointed the psalmist’s head with oil, a custom for a festive meal; and he has amply filled his cup. The scene suggests the communion meal of worship, where offerings were made and from them a meal shared as it were with the deity (cf. 22:25f.). But there is also here the theme of the royal covenant. The generous gestures