Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 21:3
For thou (b) preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
(b) You declared your liberal favour toward him before he prayed.
For thou (b) preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
(b) You declared your liberal favour toward him before he prayed.
Verse Psalms 21:3. _THOU PREVENTEST HIM_] To _prevent_, from _praevenio_, literally signifies _to go before_. Hence that prayer in the _communion service_ of our public Liturgy, "_Prevent_ us, O Lord...
FOR THOU PREVENTEST HIM - Thou goest before him; thou dost anticipate him. See Psalms 17:13, margin. Our word “prevent” is now most commonly used in the sense of “hinder, stop, or intercept.” This is...
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....
PREVENTEST. comest to meet. Compare "settest" in Psalms 21:3. CROWN. See Revelation 14:14, and compare Matthew 8:20....
The people's thanksgiving for Jehovah's favour to their king....
_thou preventest him_&c. For _prevent_, see note on Psalms 18:18. Jehovah, as it were, _goes to meet_the king and bless him with success (_goodness_= good things, Proverbs 24:25): and once more crowns...
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...
FOR THOU PREVENTEST HIM— The word in the original signifies _to encompass._ The rendering of Castalio is fully expressive of the sense; _Thou hast bestowed most eminent favours on him._ By the _crown...
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...
_FOR THOU PREVENTEST HIM WITH THE BLESSINGS OF GOODNESS: THOU SETTEST A CROWN OF PURE GOLD ON HIS HEAD._ Thou preventest - surprisest him with blessings even exceeding his request (cf. 2 Samuel 7:18)...
PREVENTEST HIM] lit. 'goest to meet him.' A CROWN] the victory confirming his rule, like a second coronation....
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...
THOU PREVENTEST — _i.e.,_ comest to meet him. The word “prevent” is familiar in this sense in the English collect: “Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings.” (Comp. Psalms 79:8; 1 Thessalonians 4:15.) T...
_[Psalms 21:4]_ כִּֽי ־תְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכֹ֣ות טֹ֑וב תָּשִׁ֥ית...
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...
Folly. My cry proceeds not from impotent rage, Luke iv. 28. (Eusebius, Agel.) (Menochius) --- I know that thou wilt grant my request. (Calmet) --- I shall not cry in vain. (Theodoret) --- It is not fo...
Do observe again here, what a lovely account is given of the Father's grace in the salvation of the Church, outrunning and being beforehand with Jesus in his desire for it. God the Father sent the Son...
Psalms 19 _ Proper Psalm for Christmas Day_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 19-21 = _ Day 4_ (_Morning_)....
3._For thou wilt prevent him. _The change of the tense in the verbs does not break the connection of the discourse; and, therefore, I have, without hesitation, translated this sentence into the future...
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...
FOR THOU PREVENTEST HIM WITH THE BLESSINGS OF GOODNESS,.... Not temporal, but spiritual blessings, which spring from the grace and goodness of God, and consist of it; and relate to the spiritual and e...
For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. Ver. 3. _For thou preventest him with the blessinqs of goodness_] Not staying till he asked them...
_Thou preventest him_ Or, _didst prevent him_, namely, David; crowning him with manifold blessings, both more and sooner than he desired or expected, surprising him with the gift of the kingdom, and w...
For Thou preventest him, the Lord anticipated him, made ready the blessing even before the request was uttered, WITH THE BLESSINGS OF GOODNESS; THOU SETTEST A CROWN OF PURE GOLD ON HIS HEAD, as a toke...
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...
PREVENTEST HIM; or, _didst prevent him_; crowning him with manifold blessings, both more and sooner than he either desired or expected; surprising him with the gift of the kingdom, and with many happy...
Psalms 21:3 meet H6923 (H8762) blessings H1293 goodness H2896 set H7896 (H8799) crown H5850 gold H6337 head...
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 21:3 I. God prevents us with the blessings of His goodness when we come into the world. II. When we become personal transgressors. III. When we enter upon the duties and the cares of mature...
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...
_For Thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness._ GOD GOING BEFORE US The word “prevent” is now generally used to represent the idea of hindrance. “Thou preventest him” would mean commonly, “...
_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...
1 Chronicles 20:2; 1 Samuel 16:13; 2 Chronicles 6:41; 2 Samuel 12:30;...
Prevent — Crowning him with manifold blessings, both more and sooner than he expected. With — With excellent blessings....