Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
A table before me. The Hebrew for "table" х shulchaan (H7979)] is one spread with viands.
In the presence of mine enemies. They may look on and envy, but such is my security in thee, that none of them can deprive me of the rich table that thou spreadest. So the rich man in hell beheld Lazarus in Abraham's bosom, afar off and separated from him by an impassable gulf. Lazarus' joy only added to the rich man's torment, God spreads a table of temporal and spiritual viands for His people even in the wilderness. The fullness of the feast is reserved for the "house of God, eternal in the heavens." Compare as to the "pasture" provided by the good Shepherd, John 10:9.
My head with oil. The head and person used to be anointed with refreshing perfumes at a feast (Ecclesiastes 9:8). The oil of gladness (Psalms 45:7); the joy which the Holy Spirit imparts (Isaiah 51:1; Isaiah 51:3; 1 John 2:20). Love and brotherly unity are fragrant odours of this oil (Psalms 133:2). The manifestation of Christ's 'name' produces this oil of joy (Song of Solomon 1:3).