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Psalms 21:1
1Lord, the king is happy, because you help him with your great strength. You have helped him to win against his enemies, so he is very happy.
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 is happy, because you help him with your great strength. You have helped him to win against his enemies, so he is very happy. 2You have given to him all the things that he really wanted. When he asked for them, you have not refused to give them to him. Selah. 3You came to him, and you blessed him with many good things: You put a crown on his head. It was made from the best gold.
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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 put my king on his throne in Zion. I have put him on my holy mountain.’
- Psalms 20:6Now I know that the Lord will save the king that he has chosen. God will agree to help him from his holy place in heaven. God will use his great power to make his king safe.
- Psalms 63:11But the king will sing songs to praise God. Everybody who promises to serve God will speak aloud to praise him. But everyone who tells lies will not be able to say anything!
- Psalms 72:1God, please help the king to judge people in a right way. Help the king's son to be honest and fair, as you are.
- Isaiah 9:6Yes, your people are happy! A child has been born for us. We now have a son with the authority to rule. His names will be: Wonderful Advisor, Mighty God, Father for Ever, Ruler who brings Peace.
- Matthew 2:2When they arrived there, they asked people, ‘Where is the baby who has been born as the king of the Jews? We saw his special star when it first appeared in the sky. So now we have come here to worship him.’
- Psalms 28:7The Lord makes me strong. He keeps me safe like a shield. I trust in him completely, and he has helped me. I am very happy, and I will thank him with my songs.
- Psalms 62:7It is God who has kept me safe, and he has made me great. He is the strong place where I can hide and be safe.
- Psalms 95:1Come now! Let us sing together to worship the Lord! We will shout aloud to praise God, the strong Rock who makes us safe!
- Psalms 99:4You are a strong king who loves justice. You have made fair rules, so that people in Israel do what is right.
- Psalms 20:5Then we will be happy and we will shout aloud when you win against your enemies. We will wave our flags to praise our God. Yes, I pray that the Lord will do for you everything that you ask him to do.
- Psalms 71:17God, you have taught me since I was young. I still tell people about the great things that you have done.
- Psalms 118:14The Lord makes me strong and he takes care of me. He is the one who keeps me safe.
- Hebrews 12:2As we run, we must always look towards Jesus. He is the one who trusted God completely. Our faith starts with him, and he will help us to trust God all the way to the end. Jesus accepted punishment on the cross. He chose to receive much pain. He did not think about being ashamed to die like that. He knew that God had prepared something very good for him that would make him happy. Now he has sat down at the right side of God to rule with him in heaven.
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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