1 Unto the end. A psalm for David. 2 In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly. 3 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips. 4 For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones. 5 He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever. 6 His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him. 7 For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance. 8 For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. 9 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee. 10 Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them. 11 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men. 12 For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish. 13 For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face. 14 Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.
Psalms · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Psalm 20 (21) Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 21 · About the recordings
Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering.
Cross references (14)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in DRB.
- 1 Hebrews 12:2; Matthew 2:2; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 59:16–17
- 2 Hebrews 12:2; Matthew 2:2; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 59:16–17
- 3 Psalm 37:4; Psalm 20:4–5; Psalm 2:8–9; Hebrews 7:25; Isaiah 49:6–12
- 4 2 Samuel 12:30; Ephesians 1:3; Psalm 59:10; 1 Chronicles 20:2; Psalm 31:19
- 5 Psalm 91:16; Revelation 1:18; Psalm 119:77; Psalm 133:3; Psalm 61:5–6
- 6 1 Peter 3:22; Ephesians 1:20–22; Revelation 5:8–13; Hebrews 8:1; John 17:22
- 7 Acts 2:28; Psalm 45:7; Psalm 16:11; Galatians 3:9; Acts 3:26
- 8 Psalm 16:8; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 20:7–8; Daniel 7:14; Psalm 26:1
- 9 Psalm 110:1–2; Luke 19:27; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 10:28–29; Revelation 19:15
- 10 Malachi 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Psalm 50:3; Psalm 18:8; Lamentations 2:2
- 11 Psalm 37:28; 1 Kings 13:34; Job 20:28; Isaiah 14:20; Psalm 109:13
- 12 Psalm 10:2; Psalm 2:1; Jeremiah 11:18–19; Psalm 31:13; Isaiah 7:6–7
- 13 Psalm 7:12–13; Psalm 18:40; Psalm 64:7; Lamentations 3:12; Job 7:20
- 14 Revelation 16:5–7; Revelation 19:1–6; Revelation 15:3–4; Psalm 113:5; Psalm 57:11
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 21.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
This is a well-known title; and it is not Christ who speaks; but the prophet speaks to Christ, under the form of wishing, foretelling things to come. 2. "The Lord hear Thee in the day of trouble" (ver. 1).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… they were made; He commanded, and they were created: He hath established them for ever, yea, forever and ever." And again, He thus speaks respecting the salvation of man: "He asked life of Thee, and Thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever;" indicating that it is the Father of all who imparts continuance for ever and ever …