Psalms 21:1
The king rejoices, Lord, in your might, how he exults because of your help!
Open English Bible (UK)
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
2You have granted to him his heart’s desire, you have not withheld his lips’ request. Selah
Cross References
Psalms 20:5We will shout then for joy at your victory, and rejoice in the name of our God. May the Lord grant your every request.
Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him. I was helped: so my heart is exultant, and in my song I will praise him.
Psalms 62:7On God rests my honour and safety, in God is my strong rock, my refuge.
Psalms 71:17You have taught me, O God, from my youth, and till now have I told of your wonders.
Psalms 99:4You are a king who loves justice, equity you have established: justice and right you have wrought for Jacob.
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 →