Psalms 21:13

Psalms 21:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
• New International Version (NIV)Be exalted in your strength, Lord; we will sing and praise your might.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! We will sing and praise Your power.

Context of Psalms 21:13

11For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute. 12For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face. Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power.

Psalms 21:13 word by word

ר֣וּמָה יְהוָ֣ה בְּעֻזֶּ֑ךָ נָשִׁ֥ירָה וּֽ֝נְזַמְּרָה גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 21:13

• Psalms 18:46Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation,
• Psalms 46:10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
• Psalms 57:5Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!
• Psalms 72:18Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!
• Psalms 113:5Who is like unto Jehovah our God, who hath placed his dwelling on high;
• 1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the splendour, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is thine: thine, Jehovah, is the kingdom, and thou art exalted as Head above all;
• Job 9:19Be it a question of strength, lo, [he is] strong; and be it of judgment, who will set me a time?
• Matthew 6:10let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;
• Matthew 6:13and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.
• Revelation 11:17saying, We give thee thanks, Lord God Almighty, [He] who is, and who was, that thou hast taken thy great power and hast reigned.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the wicked:
• Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true [are] thy ways, O King of nations.
• Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Thou art righteous, who art and wast, the holy one, that thou hast judged so;
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, heaven, and [ye] saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her.
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard as a loud voice of a great multitude in the heaven, saying, Hallelujah: the salvation and the glory and the power of our God:

Commentaries on Psalms 21:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Be thou exalted - Exalt thyself. O Lord - thy creatures cannot exalt thee. Lift thyself up, and discomfit thy foes by thine own strength! Thou canst give a victory to thy people over the most formidable enemies, though they strike not one blow in their own defense. God's right hand has often given the victory to his followers, while they stood still to see the salvation of God. How little can the strength of man avail when the Lord raiseth up himself to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength - This is the concluding part of the psalm (see the introduction), expressing a desire that God “might” be exalted over all his foes; or that his own strength might he so manifestly put forth that he would be exalted as he ought to be. This is the ultimate and chief desire of all holy created beings, that God might be exalted in the estimation of the universe above all other beings - or that he might so triumph…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The psalmist teaches to look forward with faith, and hope, and prayer upon what God would further do. The success with which God blessed David, was a type of the total overthrow of all Christ's enemies. Those who might have had Christ to rule and save them, but rejected him and fought against him, shall find the remembrance of it a worm that dies not. God makes sinners willing by his grace, receives them to his favour, and delivers them from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Be exalted (compare Psalm 57:5, 11; 108:5) expresses communal praise and joy in God’s greatness and power.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. The glory of all is ascribable to God alone.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