Psalms 21:1
For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 asked life of thee, and thou gavest him 1 Length of days forever and ever. 1
Psalms 28:7There is a voice of the Lord who divides a flame of fire. 1
Psalms 62:7Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: 1 In the early seasons I have meditated on thee. 1
Psalms 71:17Let his name be blessed forever: 1 His name shall endure longer than the sun: 1 And all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: 1 All nations shall call him blessed. 1
Psalms 99:4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, 1 And his courts with hymns; 1 Give thanks to him, praise his name. 1
Isaiah 9:6His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: it shall be upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to support it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
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 →