Psalms 21:1
Unto the end. A psalm for David.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
2In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.
Cross References
Psalms 20:5May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.
Psalms 28:7The Lord is my helper and my protector: in him hath my heart confided, and I have been helped. And my flesh hath flourished again, and with my will I will give praise to him.
Psalms 62:7For he is my God and my saviour: he is my helper, I shall not be moved.
Psalms 71:17Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.
Psalms 99:4and the king's honour loveth judgment. Thou hast prepared directions: thou hast done judgment and justice in Jacob.
Isaiah 9:6For a CHILD IS BORN to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the 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 →