Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Psalms 21:1
The king shall. — Rather, the king is exulting in thy might (which has secured the victory he prayed for), and in thy help how greatly glad is he.
The king shall. — Rather, the king is exulting in thy might (which has secured the victory he prayed for), and in thy help how greatly glad is he.
PSALM XXI _The psalmist returns thanks to God for giving him the victory_ _over his enemies; which victory he had earnestly requested_, 1, 2. _He enters into a detail of the blessings that in cons...
THE KING SHALL JOY IN THY STRENGTH - King David, who had achieved the victory which he had desired and prayed for, Psalms 20:1. This is in the third person, but the reference is doubtless to David him...
Psalms 21 The King's Glory Anticipated and Contemplated _ 1. The King's power, glory and salvation (Psalms 21:1)_ 2. His victory over the enemies (Psalms 21:7)...
XXI. A THANKSGIVING FOR ROYAL VICTORY. The indications of date are the same as in Psalms 20, though the tone is less religious. PSALMS 21:4_ B_. For the hyperbole _cf._ 1 Kings 1:31; Psalms 61:7 f....
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. See App-64. TITLE.. PSALM. See App-65. OF. pertaining or relating to. STRENGTH. prevailing strength. Hebrew. _'araz,_ as in Psalms 21:13. Compare notes on Psalms 20:2; Psalms
The prayers of Psalms 20 have been answered. The victory is won, and the king rejoices. He has trusted in Jehovah, and now the ground of his rejoicing is the strength which Jehovah has put forth on hi...
The people's thanksgiving for Jehovah's favour to their king....
DISCOURSE: 524 THE KINGDOM OF DAVID AND OF CHRIST Psalms 21:1. The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, an...
_A thanksgiving for victory. Confidence of further success._ To the chief musician, A Psalm of David. _TITLE._— לדוד מזמור למנצח _lamnatseach mizmor ledavid._ Dr. Delanely is of opinion, that this ps...
PSALMS 21 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Thanks for the King's Victory, and Confidence of Further Triumphs. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 21:1-6, Recent Victory with Joy Acknowledged, Psalms 21:1-2; traced back to...
_THE KING SHALL JOY IN THY STRENGTH, O LORD; AND IN THY SALVATION HOW GREATLY SHALL HE REJOICE!_ This 21st forms a pair with the 20th Psalm. The blessings there prayed for "in the day of trouble" are...
The title and authorship have been discussed under Psalms 20, to which this forms a sequel. Its contents include a thanksgiving to God for His blessings to the king (Psalms 21:1), an address to the ki...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
לַ † מְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמֹ֥ור לְ דָוִֽד׃ ...
Psalms 21:1 This psalm is a pendant to the preceding. There the people prayed for the king; here they give thanks for him: there they asked that his desires might be fulfilled; here they bless Jehovah...
REJOICING IN THE STRENGTH OF JEHOVAH Psalms 21:1 This is a companion to the psalm preceding. The blessings there asked for are here gladly acknowledged to have been granted; and bright anticipations...
The battle is over, the victory is won, and the assembled people sing the song of victory. This song, while it celebrates one victory, runs beyond it and praises Jehovah for all He has done for the ki...
"To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David." The king shall (a) joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! (a) When he will overcome his enemies, and so be assured...
Protection, susceptione. Hebrew ayeleth, hathuchar, or "for a speedy interposition," or succour. See ver. 2, 20, 25. --- St. Jerome, "the morning stag." (Haydock) --- Many of the titles are almost ine...
CONTENTS If the foregoing Psalm prayed for the Mediator's success in his great undertaking of redemption, here we have a thanksgiving Psalm for the answer of Jehovah to that Prayer, in the triumphs o...
Psalms 19 _ Proper Psalm for Christmas Day_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 19-21 = _ Day 4_ (_Morning_)....
1._The king will rejoice in thy strength, O Jehovah! _David could have given thanks to God in private for the victories and other signal favors which he had received from him; but it was his intention...
In Psalms 21 we get the full answer to Psalms 20 and its desires, in the exaltation of Christ, throwing its light back on the true character of that psalm. The king rejoices in Jehovah's strength and...
THE KING SHALL JOY IN THY STRENGTH, O LORD,.... Either in that strength which is in Jehovah himself, in whom is everlasting strength; and which is seen in the works of creation and providence, and is...
Psalms 21:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. » The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Ver. 1. _The king shall joy in thy strength_] Th...
_The king shall joy in thy strength_ Conferred upon him, and put forth, by thee, on his behalf, against his enemies. Though by the king here we may understand King David, who composed this Psalm, yet...
The king shall joy in Thy strength, O Lord, rejoicing in the fact that God gave him the strength to subdue the enemies; AND IN THY SALVATION HOW GREATLY SHALL HE REJOICE! exulting over the deliverance...
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR VICTORY. Thanksgiving for the Great Victory. To the chief musician, a psalm of David, probably composed after his return from a victorious campaign, but certainly typify...
1-6 Happy the people whose king makes God's strength his confidence, and God's salvation his joy; who is pleased with all the advancements of God kingdom, and trusts God to support him in all he does...
PSALM 21 The subject of this Psalm is the same with the former, both being made for the people's use, concerning the king; only the prayers there used are here turned into praises for the blessings re...
Psalms 21:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) Psalm H4210 David H1732 king H4428 joy H8055 (H8799) strength H5797 LORD...
PRAISE AND WORSHIP IS OFFERED TO YHWH FOR HIS GOODNESS AND FAITHFULNESS TOWARDS HIS ANOINTED (PSALMS 21:1). Psalms 21:1 ‘The king will joy in your strength, O YHWH, And in your salvation how greatl...
Psalms 21:1. _The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!_ See how greatly Christ rejoices, how full his heart is of gladness as he sees God's power...
Psalms 21:1. _The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Se...
CONTENTS: Praise for blessing and confidence for further victory. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Let praise be the blossom of prayer. Though we cannot sing a note in honor of our own strength,...
Psalms 21:1. _The king shall joy._ The Targum here, and in other places, expressly names, “The King Messiah.” Psalms 21:3. _A crown of pure gold._ Here again, as in Psalms 19:10, the LXX read, and the...
_The king shall Joy in Thy strength, O Lord; and in Thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice._ THE FEELINGS OF THE GOOD IN RELATION TO THE SUBJUGATION OF EVIL Take the literal view of this Psalm a...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 21:1 These verses are addressed to the Lord (YOU) about the king (HE), celebrating the military success prayed for in...
INTRODUCTION “The prayer which the Church offers up at the conclusion of the preceding psalm now issues in a hymn of praise, the result of a believing view of the glory which is to follow, when Messia...
EXPOSITION Psalms 21:1 is generally regarded as a companion composition to Psalms 20:1, being the thanksgiving after the victory for which the preceding psalm was the supplication. It consists of thr...
Again, to the chief musician, the psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and you have n...
Hebrews 12:2; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 9:7; Matthew 2:2; Psalms 118:14;...