Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 21:6
6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.12
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 life of thee, and thou gavest it to him, even length of days for ever and ever. 5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. 7For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. 8Thy hand shall find out all thy enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Read all of Psalms 21Psalms 21:6 word by word
כִּֽי־תְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ בְרָכ֣וֹת לָעַ֑ד תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּ בְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗ה אֶת־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 21:6
- Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
- Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Luke 2:10And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
- Acts 3:26To you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away each one of you from his iniquities.
- Galatians 3:9So then they who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
- Ephesians 1:3Blessedbe the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Psalms 4:6There aremany that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance.
- Psalms 16:11Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
- Psalms 45:7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
- Psalms 63:2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
- Acts 2:28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
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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- 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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