English Standard Version
Psalms 21:7
7For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
Psalms 21:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
- New International Version (NIV)For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For the king trusts in the Lord. The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling.
Context of Psalms 21:7
5His 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. For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved. 8Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you. 9You will make them as a blazing oven when you appear. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and fire will consume them.
Read all of Psalms 21Psalms 21:7 word by word
כִּֽי־הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ בֹּטֵ֣חַ בַּיהוָ֑ה וּבְחֶ֥סֶד עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 21:7
- Psalms 13:5But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
- Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
- Psalms 61:4Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah
- Psalms 91:2I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
- 1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
- Matthew 27:43He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
- Hebrews 2:13And again, "I will put my trust in him." And again, "Behold, I and the children God has given me."
- Psalms 9:2I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
- Deuteronomy 32:8When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
- Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
- Daniel 7:14And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Commentaries on Psalms 21:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The king trusteth in the Lord - It was not by my skill or valor that I have gained this victory, but by faith in the strong protecting, and conquering arm of Jehovah. He shall not be moved - Perhaps this may be best understood of him who was David's prototype. His throne, kingdom, and government, shall remain for ever.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For the king - David, the author of the psalm. Trusteth in the Lord - All these blessings have resulted from his confiding in God, and looking to him for his favor and protection. And through the mercy of the Most High - The favor of Him who is exalted above all; the most exalted Being in the universe. The word “mercy” here is equivalent to “favor.” He had already experienced God‘s favor; he looked for a continuance of it; and through that favor he was…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. 7The king was victorious not because of his strength or goodness, but because God honored his faith.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The mediate cause is the king's faith, the efficient, God's mercy.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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