Psalms 21:2

Psalms 21:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have given him his heart’s desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

Context of Psalms 21:2

1For the music director, a psalm of David. Adonai, the king rejoices in Your strength! How greatly he delights in Your salvation. 3You granted him his heart’s desire, and You did not withhold the request of his lips. Selah 4For You met him with the best blessings. You set on his head a crown of pure gold.

Psalms 21:2 word by word

תַּאֲוַ֣ת לִ֭בּוֹ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁת שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו בַּל־מָנַ֥עְתָּ סֶּֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him his heart’sלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• desireתַּאֲוָהta'ăvâh · desireH8378
• and hast not withholdenמָנַעmâna‛ · to withholdH4513
• the requestאֲרֶ֫שֶׁת'ăresheth · requestH782
• of his lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 21:2

• Psalms 2:8Ask Me, and I will give the nations as Your inheritance, and the far reaches of the earth as Your possession.
• Psalms 20:4May He remember all your meal offerings and accept the fat of your burnt offering. Selah
• Psalms 92:11But You exalted my horn like that of a wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.
• Isaiah 49:6So He says, “It is too trifling a thing that You should be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and restore the preserved ones of Israel. So I will give You as a light for the nations, that You should be My salvation to the end of the earth.”
• Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is also able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, always living to make intercession for them.

Commentaries on Psalms 21:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thou hast given him his heart's desire - This seems to refer to the prayers offered in the preceding Psalm; see especially Psalm 21:1-4.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thou hast given him his heart‘s desire - See the notes at Psalm 20:4. This had been the prayer of the people that God would “grant him according to his own heart, and fulfil all his counsel,” and this desire had now been granted. All that had been wished; all that had been prayed for by himself or by the people, had been granted. And hast not withholden - Hast not denied or refused. The request of his lips - The request, or the desire which his lips had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2God has given the king what he desired. God protected him and blessed him (see Psalm 20:5; see also 2:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The sentiment affirmed in the first clause is reaffirmed by the negation of its opposite in the second.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 21:2

• Gifts from God
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

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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