Psalms 21:2
You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
Updated King James Version
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
1The king shall joy in your strength, O LORD; and in your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
3For you prevent him with the blessings of goodness: you set a crown of pure gold on his head.
Cross References
Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I shall give you the heathen for yours inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
Psalms 37:4Delight yourself also in the LORD: and he shall give you the desires of yours heart.
Isaiah 49:6And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation 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 →