English Standard Version
Psalms 21:5
5His glory is great through your salvation; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
Psalms 21:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
- New International Version (NIV)Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty.
Context of Psalms 21:5
3For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown of fine gold upon his head. 4He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever. His glory is great through your salvation; splendor and majesty you bestow on him. 6For you make him most blessed forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence. 7For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
Read all of Psalms 21Psalms 21:5 word by word
גָּד֣וֹל כְּ֭בוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ ה֥וֹד וְ֝הָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 21:5
- Psalms 3:3But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
- Psalms 62:7On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
- 2 Samuel 7:8Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel.
- Isaiah 49:5And now the Lord says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him— for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has become my strength—
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, he who is splendid in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save."
- John 13:31When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
- John 17:1When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you,
- Philippians 2:9Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
- Hebrews 8:1Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
- Revelation 5:8And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Psalms 110:1The Lord says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool."
- 1 Chronicles 17:11When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
- Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
- Ephesians 1:20that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
- 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
Commentaries on Psalms 21:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5His glory is great - But great as his glory was, it had its greatness from God's salvation. There is no true nobility but of the soul, and the soul has none but what it receives from the grace and salvation of God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5His glory is great in thy salvation - Not in himself; not in anything that he has done, but in what thou hast done. The fact that thou hast saved him, and the manner in which it has been done, has put upon him great honor. He felt indeed that his condition as king, and as to the prospects before him, was one of great “glory” or honor; but he felt at the same time that it was not in “himself,” or for anything that he had done: it was only in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6The king returned victorious from battle and received honor from the people. His greatest honor came from God, who gave him blessings, life, and his presence.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. (Compare 2Sa 7:13-16). The glory and blessedness of the king as head of his line, including Christ, as well as in being God's specially selected servant, exceeded that of all others.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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