Psalms · 13 verses

Psalms 21

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A king asks for life and receives “forever and ever.”

The crown and the answervv. 1–7

The king rejoices in the LORD’s strength and salvation, and the requests of his lips are granted. He is welcomed with rich blessings, crowned with pure gold, and given the one thing he asked for—life—only in a duration so lavish that ordinary calendars quietly leave the room: “length of days, forever and ever.” Glory, splendor, majesty, blessing, joy, and an unshakable trust follow.

The bow is trainedvv. 8–13

Then the psalm turns from the king’s blessings to those who hate the LORD. His hand apprehends them; they are placed in a fiery furnace, engulfed by wrath, and their descendants are wiped from the earth. Their schemes do not prevail, and flight awaits them when the bow is trained. The final word belongs not to the enemies but to a summons: the LORD is to be exalted, and His strength sung and praised.

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Ps 21:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
Ps 21:2You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
Ps 21:3For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
Ps 21:4He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
Ps 21:5Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
Ps 21:6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
Ps 21:7For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
Ps 21:8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
Ps 21:9You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
Ps 21:10You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
Ps 21:11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Ps 21:12For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
Ps 21:13Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.

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Where this is echoed

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11 Psalms 10:2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
6 Acts 2:28You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
11 Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
1 Matthew 2:2asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
1 Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
1 Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
1 Psalms 59:16–17But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
4 Psalms 91:16With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
2 Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
9 Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
11 Jeremiah 11:18–19And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.
11 Psalms 31:13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
4 Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
6 Psalms 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
1 Psalms 20:9O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.

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