Psalms 21:5

◄I am/He is► greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

In Context

4I/He asked you to enable me/him to live for a long time, and that is what you gave me/him, a very long [HYP] life.

6You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:19“And now, O Yahweh my God, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations.

1 Chronicles 17:11When your life ends [EUP], and you die and go to be with your ancestors who have died, I will appoint one of your sons to become king, and I will enable his kingdom to ◄be strong/resist all their enemies►.

Psalms 3:3But Yahweh, you are like a shield that protects me [MET]. You greatly honor me, and you encourage me (OR, enable me to triumph over my enemies) [IDM].

Psalms 61:7Allow us to rule forever while you observe us; watch over us while you faithfully love us and do for us what you promised.

Psalms 96:6Those who are in his presence honor him and can see that he is a great king. They can see in his temple that he is very powerful and is very beautiful.

Psalms 133:3Gathering together harmoniously is as delightful as the dew that falls on Hermon Mountain and the dew that falls on the hills near Zion Hill. Yahweh has promised to bless his people there in Jerusalem by giving them everlasting (OR, a long-lasting) life.

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 →

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