Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 21:1
1Lord, the king finds joy in your strength. How greatly he rejoices in your victory!
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
Lord, the king finds joy in your strength. How greatly he rejoices in your victory! 2You have given him his heart’s desire and have not denied the request of his lips.Selah 3For you meet him with rich blessings; you place a crown of pure gold on his head.
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יְֽהוָ֗ה בְּעָזְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמַח־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗ מַה־יָּ֥גֶל מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 21:1
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
- Psalms 20:6Now I know that the Lord gives victory to his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories from his right hand.
- Psalms 63:11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by him will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
- Psalms 72:1God, give your justice to the king and your righteousness to the king’s son.
- Isaiah 9:6For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
- Matthew 2:2saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising 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 celebrates, and I give thanks to him with my song.
- Psalms 62:7My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God.
- Psalms 95:1Come, let’s shout joyfully to the Lord, shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!
- Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established fairness; you have administered justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Psalms 20:5Let us shout for joy at your victory and lift the banner in the name of our God. May the Lord fulfill all your requests.
- Psalms 71:17God, you have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim your wondrous works.
- Psalms 118:14The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
- Hebrews 12:2keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the 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
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