Psalms 21:1
Unto the end. For the tasks of early morning. A Psalm of David.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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 20:5He petitioned you for life, and you have granted him length of days, in the present time, and forever and ever.
Psalms 28:7The voice of the Lord cuts through the flame of fire.
Psalms 62:7When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.
Psalms 71:17May his name be blessed forever; may his name remain before the sun. And all the tribes of the earth will be blessed in him. All nations will magnify him.
Psalms 99:4Enter his gates with confession, his courts with hymns, and acknowledge him. Praise his name.
Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. And leadership is placed upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called: wonderful Counselor, mighty God, father of the future age, 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 →