God’s Word Translation
Psalms 21:5
5Because of your victory his glory is great. You place splendor and majesty 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His glory is great through your salvation; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
Context of Psalms 21:5
3You welcomed him with the blessings of good things and set a crown of fine gold on his head. 4He asked you for life. You gave him a long life, forever and ever. Because of your victory his glory is great. You place splendor and majesty on him. 6Yes, you made him a blessing forever. You made him glad with the joy of your presence. 7Indeed, the king trusts the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High, he will 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 that surrounds me. You are my glory. You hold my head high.
- Psalms 62:7My salvation and my glory depend on God. God is the rock of my strength, my refuge.
- 2 Samuel 7:8“Now this is what you will say to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: I took you from the pasture where you followed sheep so that you could be the leader of my people Israel.
- Isaiah 49:5The Lord formed me in the womb to be his servant in order to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to him. (The Lord honors me, and my God has become my strength.)
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with his clothes stained bright red? Who is this dressed in splendor, going forward with great strength? “It is I, the Lord. I am coming to announce my victory. I am powerful enough to save ⌞you⌟.”
- John 13:31When Judas was gone, Jesus said, “The Son of Man is now glorified, and because of him God is glorified.
- John 17:1After saying this, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the time is here. Give your Son glory so that your Son can give you glory.
- Philippians 2:9This is why God has given him an exceptional honor— the name honored above all other names—
- Hebrews 8:1The main point we want to make is this: We do have this kind of chief priest. This chief priest holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne.
- Revelation 5:8When the lamb had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the 24 leaders bowed in front of him. Each held a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, the prayers of God’s holy people.
- Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Take the honored position—the one next to me [God the Father] on the heavenly throne until I put your enemies under your control.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:11“ ‘When the time comes for you to go and be with your ancestors, I will send one of your descendants. He will be one of your sons. I will establish his kingdom.
- Matthew 28:18When Jesus came near, he spoke to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
- Ephesians 1:20He worked with that same power in Christ when he brought him back to life and gave him the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
- 1 Peter 3:22Now Christ has gone to heaven where he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the throne. Angels, rulers, and powers have been placed under his authority.
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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