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The Wycliffe Bible Commentary is an entirely new commentary on the whole Bible written and edited by a wide cross section of American Protestant Christianity. Within the limits of its more than a million and one-quarter words, it attempts to treat the entire text of the Old Testament on a phrase by phrase basis. In addition, summaries of the major sections of each biblical book generally appear...

5-6. God as the Gracious Host. Thou preparest a table. The writer introduces a secondary metaphor to further express his trust. The scene changes to show the psalmist as the guest of honor at God’s house, enjoying the warm hospitality characteristic of the East. He is under God’s protection. His head is anointed with perfumed oil. His every need is completely satisfied. On the basis of this trust, every moment of his life will be filled with God’s richest blessings. The greatest blessing will be
Psalm 23:5