New Living Translation
Psalms 21:7
7For the king trusts in the Lord. The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling.
Psalms 21:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
- New International Version (NIV)For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
Context of Psalms 21:7
5Your 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. For 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. 9You will throw them in a flaming furnace when you appear. The Lord will consume them in his anger; fire will devour them.
Read all of Psalms 21Psalms 21:7 word by word
כִּֽי־הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ בֹּטֵ֣חַ בַּיהוָ֑ה וּבְחֶ֥סֶד עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 21:7
- Psalms 13:5But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.
- Psalms 20:7Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God.
- Psalms 26:1Declare me innocent, O Lord, for I have acted with integrity; I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
- Psalms 61:4Let me live forever in your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of your wings! Interlude
- Psalms 91:2This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.
- 1 Samuel 30:6David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
- Matthew 27:43He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
- Hebrews 2:13He also said, “I will put my trust in him,” that is, “I and the children God has given me.”
- Psalms 9:2I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.
- Deuteronomy 32:8When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, when he divided up the human race, he established the boundaries of the peoples according to the number in his heavenly court.
- Psalms 16:8I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
- Daniel 7:14He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal—it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed.
Commentaries on Psalms 21:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The king trusteth in the Lord - It was not by my skill or valor that I have gained this victory, but by faith in the strong protecting, and conquering arm of Jehovah. He shall not be moved - Perhaps this may be best understood of him who was David's prototype. His throne, kingdom, and government, shall remain for ever.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For the king - David, the author of the psalm. Trusteth in the Lord - All these blessings have resulted from his confiding in God, and looking to him for his favor and protection. And through the mercy of the Most High - The favor of Him who is exalted above all; the most exalted Being in the universe. The word “mercy” here is equivalent to “favor.” He had already experienced God‘s favor; he looked for a continuance of it; and through that favor he was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The psalmist teaches to look forward with faith, and hope, and prayer upon what God would further do. The success with which God blessed David, was a type of the total overthrow of all Christ's enemies. Those who might have had Christ to rule and save them, but rejected him and fought against him, shall find the remembrance of it a worm that dies not. God makes sinners willing by his grace, receives them to his favour, and delivers them from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The king was victorious not because of his strength or goodness, but because God honored his faith.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The mediate cause is the king's faith, the efficient, God's mercy.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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