God’s Word Translation
Psalms 21:6
6Yes, you made him a blessing forever. You made him glad with the joy of your presence.
Psalms 21:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
- New International Version (NIV)Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you make him most blessed forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
Context of Psalms 21:6
4He asked you for life. You gave him a long life, forever and ever. 5Because of your victory his glory is great. You place splendor and majesty on him. Yes, 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. 8Your hand will discover all your enemies. Your powerful hand will find all who hate you.
Read all of Psalms 21Psalms 21:6 word by word
כִּֽי־תְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ בְרָכ֣וֹת לָעַ֑ד תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּ בְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗ה אֶת־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 21:6
- Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever. May his name continue as long as the sun ⌞shines⌟. May all nations be blessed through him and call him blessed.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you a great nation, I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
- Luke 2:10The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid! I have good news for you, a message that will fill everyone with joy.
- Acts 3:26God has brought his servant back to life and has sent him to you first. God did this to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways.”
- Galatians 3:9So people who believe are blessed together with Abraham, the man of faith.
- Ephesians 1:3Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through Christ, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer.
- Psalms 4:6Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?” Let the light of your presence shine on us, O Lord.
- Psalms 16:11You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence. Pleasures are by your side forever.
- Psalms 45:7You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong. That is why God, your God, has anointed you, rather than your companions, with the oil of joy.
- Psalms 63:2So I look for you in the holy place to see your power and your glory.
- Acts 2:28You make the path of life known to me. In your presence there is complete joy.’
Commentaries on Psalms 21:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thou hast made him most blessed for ever - Literally, "Thou hast set him for blessings for ever." Thou hast made the Messiah the Source whence all blessings for time and for eternity shall be derived. He is the Mediator between God and man. Thou hast made him exceeding glad - Jesus, as Messiah, for the joy that was set before him, of redeeming a lost world by his death, endured the cross, and despised the shame, and is for ever set down on the right hand…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever - Margin, as in Hebrew, “set him” to be “blessings.” The expression in our translation, as it is now commonly understood, would mean that God had made him “happy” or “prosperous.” This does not seem to be the sense of the original. The idea is, that he had made him a blessing to mankind or to the world; or, that he had made him to be a source of blessing to others. Blessings would descend through him; and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6God's eternal blessings also bring a full life now (see Psalm 133).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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