New English Translation
Psalms 21:3
3For you bring him rich blessings; you place a golden crown on his head.
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, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide. 2You grant him his heart’s desire; you do not refuse his request. (Selah) For you bring him rich blessings; you place a golden crown on his head. 4He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty. 5Your deliverance brings him great honor; you give him majestic splendor.
Read all of Psalms 21Psalms 21:3 word by word
כִּֽי־תְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכ֣וֹת ט֑וֹב תָּשִׁ֥ית לְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ עֲטֶ֣רֶת פָּֽז׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 21:3
- Psalms 18:18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.
- 1 Samuel 16:13So Samuel took the horn full of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers. The Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.
- 2 Samuel 2:4The men of Judah came and there they anointed David as king over the people of Judah. David was told, “The people of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.”
- 2 Samuel 5:3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord. They designated David as king over Israel.
- Job 41:11(Who has confronted me that I should repay? Everything under heaven belongs to me!)
- Romans 11:35Or who has first given to God, that God needs to repay him?
- Psalms 31:19How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41Now ascend, O Lord God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength! May your priests, O Lord God, experience your deliverance! May your loyal followers rejoice in the prosperity you give!
- Romans 2:4Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.
- 2 Samuel 12:30He took the crown of their king from his head – it was gold, weighed about seventy-five pounds, and held a precious stone – and it was placed on David’s head. He also took from the city a great deal of plunder.
- 1 Chronicles 20:2David took the crown from the head of their king and wore it (its weight was a talent of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.
- Hebrews 2:9but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God’s grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.
- Revelation 19:12His eyes are like a fiery flame and there are many diadem crowns on his head. He has a name written that 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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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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