In the Presence of my Enemies.

Psalm 23:5
    “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
    You anoint my head with oil;
    My cup runs over.” NKJV

    David mentions this right after saying he walked through the valley of the shadow of death. Then he says God is faithful. This verse is how God showed his faithfulness.
    “You prepare a table” sounds as if God is making some sort of grand feast that David has to look forward to, and the ones who hate him see this happening.
    But who were David’s enemies? Well, King Saul to start. Saul knew that God had chosen David to be king instead of him and because of this he tried desperately to kill him. At one point Saul even admitted that David would be king because of what the Lord had done for him (1 Samuel 24:20). Of course, right after this Saul went right back to trying to kill him again.
    “You anoint my head with oil” is obviously reminiscent of 1 Samuel chapter 16 where God sends His prophet to David’s house, rejected every one of David’s older brothers, and anointed him because of his heart.
    God loved David so much that He promised to make him king over all Israel. However, David had to wait several decades running in fear for his life before that promise was fulfilled.
    Application:
    When God makes a promise, I need to be willing to take God’s long and winding path to get there and be patient along the way.