Psalms 21:1
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 20:5\20:4\May he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect.
Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.
Psalms 62:7\62:6\He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
Psalms 71:17O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.
Psalms 99:4The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.
Isaiah 9:6For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 21:1
As the foregoing psalm was a prayer for the king that God would protect and prosper him, so this is a thanksgiving for the success God had blessed him with. Those whom we have prayed for we ought to give thanks for, and particularly for kings, in whose prosperity we share. They are here taught, I. To congratulate him on his victories, and the honour he had achieved, ver. 1-6 . II. To confide in the power of God for the completing of the ruin of the enemies of his kingdom, ver. 7-13 . In this there is an eye to… Read the whole commentary →