Psalms 21:2

Psalms 21:2 in other versions

• 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
• New Living Translation (NLT)For you have given him his heart’s desire; you have withheld nothing he requested. Interlude

Context of Psalms 21:2

1The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. 3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. 4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

Psalms 21:2 word by word

תַּאֲוַ֣ת לִ֭בּוֹ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁת שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו בַּל־מָנַ֥עְתָּ סֶּֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

• Thou hast givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him his heart’sלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• desireתַּאֲוָהta'ăvâh · desireH8378
• and hast not withholdenמָנַעmâna‛ · to withholdH4513
• the requestאֲרֶ֫שֶׁת'ăresheth · requestH782
• of his lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 21:2

• Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
• Psalms 20:4Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
• Psalms 92:11Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
• Isaiah 49:6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
• Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

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

Topics related to Psalms 21:2

• Gifts from God
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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