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Psalms 21:2
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.
Psalms 21:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have given him his heart’s desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
Context of Psalms 21:2
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. You 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. 4He asked you to keep his life safe, and you gave to him a long life. His descendants will continue for ever.
Read all of Psalms 21Psalms 21:2 word by word
תַּאֲוַ֣ת לִ֭בּוֹ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁת שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו בַּל־מָנַ֥עְתָּ סֶּֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 21:2
- Psalms 2:8Ask me and see what I will do! I will give you all the nations on the earth. They will all belong to you.
- Psalms 20:4May God give to you all the things that you really want. He will help you to do everything that you want to do.
- Psalms 92:11With my own eyes, I have seen my enemies fall. With my own ears, I have heard them cry out in pain.
- Isaiah 49:6‘As my servant, I have a greater job for you to do. It will not only be to make Jacob's tribes strong again. It will not only be to bring back Israel's people that I have kept safe. It will also be your job to bring light to the other nations. You will show people all over the world that I have the power to save them.’
- Hebrews 7:25Jesus is always alive and he asks God to help his people. So he can completely save everyone who believes in him. He will lead them to God.
Commentaries on Psalms 21:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thou hast given him his heart's desire - This seems to refer to the prayers offered in the preceding Psalm; see especially Psalm 21:1-4.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thou hast given him his heart‘s desire - See the notes at Psalm 20:4. This had been the prayer of the people that God would “grant him according to his own heart, and fulfil all his counsel,” and this desire had now been granted. All that had been wished; all that had been prayed for by himself or by the people, had been granted. And hast not withholden - Hast not denied or refused. The request of his lips - The request, or the desire which his lips had…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2God has given the king what he desired. God protected him and blessed him (see Psalm 20:5; see also 2:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The sentiment affirmed in the first clause is reaffirmed by the negation of its opposite in the second.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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