Tree of Life Version
Psalms 21:7
7For You bestow on him eternal blessings, gladden him with joy in Your presence.
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
5He asked You for life, You gave it to him, length of days forever and ever. 6His glory is great through Your salvation. Honor and majesty You bestow on him. For You bestow on him eternal blessings, gladden him with joy in Your presence. 8For the king trusts in Adonai, and in the lovingkindness of Elyon he will not be shaken. 9Your hand will find all your enemies. Your right hand will overtake those who hate You.
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 13:5Or else my enemy will say: “I have overcome him!” and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.
- Psalms 18:2He said, I love You, Adonai my strength!
- Psalms 20:7Now I know that Adonai saves His anointed. He answers him from His holy heaven with saving strength of His right hand.
- Psalms 26:1Of David. Vindicate me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity, and trusted in Adonai without wavering.
- Psalms 61:4For You have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength before the enemy.
- Psalms 91:2I will say of Adonai, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.
- 1 Samuel 30:6So David was in a serious bind, for the troops were calling for his stoning, for all the troops were bitter of soul, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Adonai his God.
- Matthew 27:43He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am Ben-Elohim.’”
- Hebrews 2:13And again, “I will put My trust in Him.” And again, “Here am I and the children God has given Me.”
- Psalms 9:2I will praise Adonai with my whole heart. I will tell about all Your wonders.
- Deuteronomy 32:8When Elyon gave nations their heritage, when He separated the sons of man, He set boundaries for the people by the number of Bnei-Yisrael.
- Psalms 16:8I have set Adonai always before me. Since He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Daniel 7:14Dominion, glory and sovereignty were given to Him that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will never pass away, and His kingdom is one that will not 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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