Psalms 21:5

Psalms 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
• 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.

Context of Psalms 21:5

3You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head. 4He asked you to preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever. Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty. 6You have endowed him with eternal blessings and given him the joy of your presence. 7For the king trusts in the Lord. The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling.

Psalms 21:5 word by word

גָּד֣וֹל כְּ֭בוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ ה֥וֹד וְ֝הָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• His gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• in thy salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• honourהוֹדhôd · splendorH1935
• and majestyהָדָרhâdâr · gloryH1926
• hast thou laidשָׁוָהshâvâh · to setH7737

Cross-references for Psalms 21:5

• Psalms 3:3But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
• Psalms 62:7My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
• 2 Samuel 7:8“Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel.
• Isaiah 49:5And now the Lord speaks— the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant, who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him. The Lord has honored me, and my God has given me strength.
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, from the city of Bozrah, with his clothing stained red? Who is this in royal robes, marching in his great strength? “It is I, the Lord, announcing your salvation! It is I, the Lord, who has the power to save!”
• John 13:31As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, “The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him.
• John 17:1After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you.
• Philippians 2:9Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names,
• Hebrews 8:1Here is the main point: We have a High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the majestic God in heaven.
• Revelation 5:8And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”
• 1 Chronicles 17:11For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.
• Matthew 28:18Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
• Ephesians 1:20that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
• 1 Peter 3:22Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.

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