Psalms 21:13

_BE THOU EXALTED, LORD, IN THINE OWN STRENGTH: SO WILL WE SING AND PRAISE THY POWER._ Concluding prayer and consequent thanksgiving. BE THOU EXALTED - Let thyself be seen raised with thine own strength for the deliverance of us, thy people, and our king. SING AND PRAISE. Thereby thou wilt give us cause to exalt thee with our praises (Psalms 18:46)....

13._Raise thyself, O Jehovah! _The psalm is at length concluded with a prayer, which again confirms that the kingdom which is spoken of is so connected with the glory of God, that his power is reflected from it. This was no doubt true with respect to the kingdom of David; for God in old time displayed his power in exalting him to the throne. But what is here stated was only fully accomplished in Christ, who was appointed by the heavenly Father to be King over us, and who is at the same time God manifest in the flesh. As his divine power ought justly to strike terror into the wicked, so it is described as full of the sweetest consolation to us, which ought to inspire us with joy, and incite us to celebrate it with songs of praise and thanksgivings....

7-13 The psalmist teaches to look forward with faith, and hope, and prayer upon what God would further do. The success with which God blessed David, was a type of the total overthrow of all Christ's enemies. Those who might have had Christ to rule and save them, but rejected him and fought against him, shall find the remembrance of it a worm that dies not. God makes sinners willing by his grace, receives them to his favour, and delivers them from the wrath to come. May he exalt himself, by his all-powerful grace, in our hearts, destroying all the strong-holds of sin and Satan. How great should be our joy and praise to behold our Brother and Friend upon the throne, and for all the blessings we may expect from him! yet he delights in his exalted state, as enabling him to confer happiness and glory on poor sinners, who are taught to love and trust in him...

Verse Psalms 21:13. _BE THOU EXALTED_] _Exalt thyself, O Lord _- thy creatures cannot exalt thee. _Lift thyself up_, and discomfit thy foes by thine own strength! Thou canst give a victory to thy people over the most formidable enemies, though they strike not one blow in their own defence. God's right hand has often given the victory to his followers, while they stood still to see the salvation of God. How little can the strength of man avail when the Lord _raiseth up_ _himself_ to the battle! His children, therefore, may safely trust in him, for the name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous flee into it, and are safe. _PRAISE THY POWER._] God is to receive praise in reference to that attribute which he has _exhibited_ most in the defence or salvation of his followers. Sometimes he _manifests_ his _power_, his m

BE THOU EXALTED, LORD, IN THINE OWN STRENGTH - This is the concluding part of the psalm (see the introduction), expressing a desire that God “might” be exalted over all his foes; or that his own strength might he so manifestly put forth that he would be exalted as he ought to be. This is the ultimate and chief desire of all holy created beings, that God might be exalted in the estimation of the universe above all other beings - or that he might so triumph over all his enemies as to reign supreme. SO WILL WE SING AND PRAISE THY POWER - That is, as the result of thy being thus exalted to proper honor, we will unite in celebrating thy glory and thy power. Compare Revelation 7:10; Revelation 12:10;...

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 three parts: (1) a direct thanksgiving to God, offered by the people on behalf of the king (Psalms 20:1); (2) an address to the king, auguring for him future successes on the ground of his recent victory (Psa 20:8 -12); and (3) a brief return to direct praise of God in two short ejaculatory sentences. Part 1 is interrupted by a pause ("Selah" ) at the end of Psalms 20:2

BE THOU EXALTED, LORD, IN THINE OWN STRENGTH,.... Exert thy strength, display thy power in such manner, that thou mayest be exalted and magnified on account of it. This was fulfilled at the destruction of Jerusalem, when the kingdom of God came with power, Mark 9:1; and will be again when Babylon shall be utterly destroyed, because the Lord is strong who judgeth her, Revelation 18:8; and finally at the day of judgment, when the wicked will be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and the glory of his power, 2 Thessalonians 1:9; [SO] WILL WE SING AND PRAISE THY POWER; forms of such songs of praise may be seen, as Cocceius observes, in...

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 put forth, and God's salvation accomplished among men. Psalms 21:2. _Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast, not with holden the request of his lips. Selah. For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness:_ That is to say, «Thou goest before him,» as you have seen, in pictures, some great conqueror preceded by those who strewn his path with roses, so has God strewn the pathway of Christ with innumerable blessings. Psalms 21:3. Thou settest a crown of pure gold

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) Psalms 21:1. This is another Messianic Psalm in anticipation of the glory of the King. The prayers He offered up are all answered. (See Psalms 20:4) He shares the strength of Jehovah as the Risen and Exalted One. The desire of His heart is fulfilled, as it will be when the kingly crown of pure gold is set upon His head, the head which was once crowned with thorns. He had gone down

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. Psalms 21:6. in thy presence: the king dwelt hard by the Temple. Psalms 21:9. Read, perhaps, Thou as a furnace shalt destroy them, like a fire at the time when thou appearest....