New Living Translation
Psalms 21:6
6You have endowed him with eternal blessings and given him the joy of your presence.
Psalms 21:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
- New International Version (NIV)Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you make him most blessed forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
Context of Psalms 21:6
4He asked you to preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever. 5Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty. You 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. 8You will capture all your enemies. Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you.
Read all of Psalms 21Psalms 21:6 word by word
כִּֽי־תְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ בְרָכ֣וֹת לָעַ֑ד תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּ בְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗ה אֶת־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 21:6
- Psalms 72:17May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
- Luke 2:10but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.
- Acts 3:26When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.”
- Galatians 3:9So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.
- Ephesians 1:3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
- Psalms 4:6Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, Lord.
- Psalms 16:11You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
- Psalms 45:7You love justice and hate evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.
- Psalms 63:2I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory.
- Acts 2:28You have shown me the way of life, and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.’
Commentaries on Psalms 21:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thou hast made him most blessed for ever - Literally, "Thou hast set him for blessings for ever." Thou hast made the Messiah the Source whence all blessings for time and for eternity shall be derived. He is the Mediator between God and man. Thou hast made him exceeding glad - Jesus, as Messiah, for the joy that was set before him, of redeeming a lost world by his death, endured the cross, and despised the shame, and is for ever set down on the right hand…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever - Margin, as in Hebrew, “set him” to be “blessings.” The expression in our translation, as it is now commonly understood, would mean that God had made him “happy” or “prosperous.” This does not seem to be the sense of the original. The idea is, that he had made him a blessing to mankind or to the world; or, that he had made him to be a source of blessing to others. Blessings would descend through him; and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6God's eternal blessings also bring a full life now (see Psalm 133).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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