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Psalm 21

1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

1To 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!

Commentary · verse 1

David was writing about himself as king…

2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah

3For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

4He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.

5His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

6For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.

7For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

7For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

Commentary · verses 2-7

David had trust/faith in God. He recognized that all the good things in his life came from God.

8Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.

9Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Commentary · verses 8-9

God is Just.

10Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.

11For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

Commentary · verses 10-11

The enemies of God will be destroyed because of their how/why: "For they intended..."

12For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.

13Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power.

12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

Commentary · verses 12-13

David had a lot of experience with the enemies of God and he knew HOW God handled the enemy.

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