New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 21:3
Psalms 21:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
- New International Version (NIV)You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
Context of Psalms 21:3
1O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice! 2You have given him his heart’s desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah. For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of fine gold on his head. 4He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever. 5His glory is great through Your salvation, Splendor and majesty You place upon him.
Read all of Psalms 21Psalms 21:3 word by word
כִּֽי־תְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכ֣וֹת ט֑וֹב תָּשִׁ֥ית לְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ עֲטֶ֣רֶת פָּֽז׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 21:3
- Psalms 18:18They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my stay.
- 1 Samuel 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
- 2 Samuel 2:4Then the men of Judah came and there anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
- 2 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord at Hebron; then they anointed David king over Israel.
- Job 41:11Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
- Romans 11:35Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again?
- Psalms 31:19How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of men!
- 2 Chronicles 6:41“Now therefore arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might; let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation and let Your godly ones rejoice in what is good.
- Romans 2:4Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
- 2 Samuel 12:30Then he took the crown of their king from his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in great amounts.
- 1 Chronicles 20:2David took the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.
- Hebrews 2:9But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
- Revelation 19:12His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself.
Commentaries on Psalms 21:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thou preventest him - To prevent, from prcevenio, literally signifies to go before. Hence that prayer in the communion service of our public Liturgy, "Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favor!" That is, "Go before us in thy mercy, make our way plain, and enable us to perform what is right in thy sight!" And this sense of prevent is a literal version of the original word תקדמנו tekademennu . "For thou shalt go before him with the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For thou preventest him - Thou goest before him; thou dost anticipate him. See Psalm 17:13, margin. Our word “prevent” is now most commonly used in the sense of “hinder, stop, or intercept.” This is not the original meaning of the English word; and the word is never used in this sense in the Bible. The English word, when our translation was made, meant to “go before,” to “anticipate,” and this is the uniform meaning of it in our English version, as it is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3rich blessings: See Proverbs 10:6.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. preventest--literally, "to meet here in good sense," or "friendship" (Psa 59:10; compare opposite, Psa 17:13). blessings of goodness--which confer happiness. crown of pure gold--a figure for the highest royal prosperity.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Psalms 21:3 Ps 59:10 ↩
- 2. Psalms 21:3 2 Sam 12:30 ↩
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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