Psalms 21:1

Psalms 21:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
• New International Version (NIV)The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!
• New King James Version (NKJV)The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

Context of Psalms 21:1

O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation! 2You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah 3For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

Psalms 21:1 word by word

יְֽהוָ֗ה בְּעָזְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמַח־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗ מַה־יָּ֥גֶל מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

• O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• rejoicesשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• in Your strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• Howמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• greatlyגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• he exultsמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• in Your salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444

Cross-references for Psalms 21:1

• Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
• Psalms 20:6Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
• Psalms 63:11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
• Psalms 72:1Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
• Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Matthew 2:2asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
• Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
• Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
• Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
• Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Psalms 20:5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
• Psalms 71:17O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
• Psalms 118:14The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
• Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Commentaries on Psalms 21:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The king shall joy - משיחא מלך melech Meshicha, "the King Messiah." - Targum. What a difference between ancient and modern heroes! The former acknowledged all to be of God, because they took care to have their quarrel rightly founded; the latter sing a Te Deum, pro forma, because they well know that their battle is not of the Lord. Their own vicious conduct sufficiently proves that they looked no higher than the arm of human strength. God suffers such for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The king shall joy in thy strength - King David, who had achieved the victory which he had desired and prayed for, Psalm 20:1-9. This is in the third person, but the reference is doubtless to David himself, and is to be understood as his own language. If it be understood, however, as the language of “the people,” it is still an ascription of praise to God for his favor to their king. It seems better, however, to regard it as the language of David himself…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Thanksgiving for victory. (1-6) Confidence of further success. (7-13) Verses 1-6 Happy the people whose king makes God's strength his confidence, and God's salvation his joy; who is pleased with all the advancements of God kingdom, and trusts God to support him in all he does for the service of it. All our blessings are blessings of goodness, and are owing, not to any merit of ours, but only to God's goodness. But when God's blessings come sooner, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13God’s people thank him for giving victory to the king.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. thy strength ... thy salvation--as supplied by Thee.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary