You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil.
you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness.
Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! In the cover of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues.
But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us,
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart.
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.
who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
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