Psalm 23

¹ The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

³ He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

⁵ Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

There is so much in this Psalm that the placement of the table almost seems out of place, without significant purpose. It is perhaps the most significant placement in this Psalm. It is the purpose behind everything else. That can only be realized if you understand the true meaning of the Greek word agapē which means love feast. Agapē is the word we use to express God’s perfect love, but it is only an expression of endless abundance, and where can you find that endless abundance in order to partake in that love feat? It is found at the banquet table of endless love. We do not eat off the floor.

Revelation 19:7-9 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

Psalms 49:3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

Yesterday I quoted nothing but scriptures. I left the interpretation of the meaning to the author of your faith. Let each of us hear what our Lord has to say to us as individuals.

If I were to speak wisdom, true wisdom, I would leave the scriptures to speak for themselves. The meditations of my heart are my understanding, pertaining to the darkness that is mine alone. It is folly to believe His light will shine in your heart and find what it finds in me.

There is however common wisdom which applies to all of us, even though we differ. It does not speak to the motivations of the heart but rather to those things to which we put our hands to do.

Psalm 49:10-13 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

Ecclesiastes 2:11, 9:1 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.