Psalms 21:1
(For the one directing. Mizmor Dovid) 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 20:5Grant thee according to thine own levav, 1 and fulfil kol etzah (plan, counsel) of thine. 1
Psalms 28:7Hashem is my strength and my mogen; 1 my lev trusts in Him, 1 and I am helped; 1 therefore my lev greatly rejoiceth; 1 and with my song will I thank Him. 1
Psalms 62:7Truly He is my Tzur and my Yeshu'ah (salvation); 1 He is my stronghold; I shall not be shaken. 1
Psalms 71:17O Elohim, Thou hast taught me from my youth; 1 and hitherto have I declared Thy nifle'ot (wondrous works). 1
Psalms 99:4The Mighty King also loveth mishpat; 1 Thou dost establish equity, 1 Thou executest mishpat and tzedakah in Ya'akov. 1
Isaiah 9:6Of the increase of his misrah 1 and shalom there shall be no ketz (end), 1 upon the Kisse Dovid, 1 and upon his kingdom, 1 to strengthen it, and to support it with mishpat 1 and with tzedakah from henceforth 1 even ad olam (forever). 1 The Kinat Hashem Tzva'os will fulfill this. 1
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 →