King James Version
Psalms 21:5
5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
Psalms 21:5 in other versions
- 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.
- 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 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. His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. 7For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy 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
Cross-references for Psalms 21:5
- Psalms 3:3But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
- Psalms 62:7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
- 2 Samuel 7:8Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
- Isaiah 49:5And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
- John 13:31Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
- John 17:1These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
- Philippians 2:9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
- Hebrews 8:1Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
- Revelation 5:8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
- Psalms 110:1The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
- 1 Chronicles 17:11And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
- Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- Ephesians 1:20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
- 1 Peter 3:22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto 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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