Psalms 21:2
(21-3) Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. Selah
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
In Context
3(21-4) For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask of Me, and I will give the nations for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 37:4So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.
Isaiah 49:6Yea, He saith: 'It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the offspring of Israel; I will also give thee for a light of the nations, that My salvation may be unto the end of the earth.'
Matthew Henry on Psalms 21:2-7
The Subject's Thanksgiving. 1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord ; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. 3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. 4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. 5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 6 For thou hast… Read the whole commentary →