Psalms

Psalm 23:5–6

⁵You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

⁶Surely goodness and mercy will follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD

forever.^c

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You prepare	תַּעֲרֹ֬ךְ	ta·‘ă·rōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
a table	שֻׁלְחָ֗ן	šul·ḥān	Noun - masculine singular	H7979 table
before me	לְפָנַ֨י׀	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
in the presence of	נֶ֥גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
my enemies	צֹרְרָ֑י	ṣō·rə·rāy	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
You anoint	דִּשַּׁ֖נְתָּ	diš·šan·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1878 be fat, grow fat
my head	רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
with oil	בַשֶּׁ֥מֶן	ḇaš·še·men	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
my cup	כּוֹסִ֥י	kō·w·sî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3563 cup
overflows	רְוָיָֽה׃	rə·wā·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7310 saturation

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	אַ֤ךְ׀	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
goodness	ט֤וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and mercy	וָחֶ֣סֶד	wā·ḥe·seḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
will follow me	יִ֭רְדְּפוּנִי	yir·də·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the days	יְמֵ֣י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of my life	חַיָּ֑י	ḥay·yāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2416 alive, living
and I will dwell	וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י	wə·šaḇ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
in the house	בְּבֵית־	bə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
forever	לְאֹ֣רֶךְ	lə·’ō·reḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H753 length

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 23:5 Ephesians 3:20 · Psalm 92:10 · Psalm 45:7 · Psalm 16:5 · 1 John 2:20 · Psalm 31:19–20 · Job 36:16 · 1 John 2:27 · 2 Corinthians 1:21 · Isaiah 25:6 · 1 Corinthians 10:16 · John 16:22

Psalm 23:6 Psalm 27:4 · 2 Timothy 4:18 · 2 Corinthians 5:1 · Psalm 36:7–10 · Psalm 16:11 · Psalm 73:24–26 · 2 Corinthians 1:10 · Psalm 103:17 · Psalm 30:11–12 · Psalm 17:15 · Philippians 1:23 · Psalm 21:4

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.