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Psalm 21 Free Bible Version

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1 For the music director. A psalm of David. The king celebrates your strength, Lord; he is so happy you made him victorious!
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
2 You gave him everything he wanted; you didn't hold back anything he asked for.
2 You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
3 You welcomed him on his return with special blessings; you placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
3 For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
4 He asked you to give him a good life, and you gave him a long life, forever and ever.
4 He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.
5 Your victories brought him great glory; you granted him splendor and majesty.
5 His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.
6 You give him blessings forever. He is full of joy because you are with him.
6 For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord; he stands firm because of the trustworthy love of the Most High.
7 For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
8 You, the king, will find and capture all your enemies; you will seize everyone who hates you.
8 Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9 When you appear on the scene you will burn them up like in a furnace; the Lord in his anger will destroy them, burning them up with fire.
9 You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.
10 You will wipe out their children from the earth, their descendants from humankind.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the children of men.
11 Though they plot evil against you, their malicious schemes will not succeed.
11 For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.
12 They will turn and run away when they see your arrows fired at them.
12 For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.
13 Rise up, Lord, for you are strong! We will sing and praise your power!
13 Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
Cross references (13)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Hebrews 12:2; Matthew 2:2; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 59:16–17
  2. 2 Psalm 37:4; Psalm 20:4–5; Psalm 2:8–9; Hebrews 7:25; Isaiah 49:6–12
  3. 3 2 Samuel 12:30; Ephesians 1:3; Psalm 59:10; 1 Chronicles 20:2; Psalm 31:19
  4. 4 Psalm 91:16; Revelation 1:18; Psalm 119:77; Psalm 133:3; Psalm 61:5–6
  5. 5 1 Peter 3:22; Ephesians 1:20–22; Revelation 5:8–13; Hebrews 8:1; John 17:22
  6. 6 Acts 2:28; Psalm 45:7; Psalm 16:11; Galatians 3:9; Acts 3:26
  7. 7 Psalm 16:8; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 20:7–8; Daniel 7:14; Psalm 26:1
  8. 8 Psalm 110:1–2; Luke 19:27; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 10:28–29; Revelation 19:15
  9. 9 Malachi 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Psalm 50:3; Psalm 18:8; Lamentations 2:2
  10. 10 Psalm 37:28; 1 Kings 13:34; Job 20:28; Isaiah 14:20; Psalm 109:13
  11. 11 Psalm 10:2; Psalm 2:1; Jeremiah 11:18–19; Psalm 31:13; Isaiah 7:6–7
  12. 12 Psalm 7:12–13; Psalm 18:40; Psalm 64:7; Lamentations 3:12; Job 7:20
  13. 13 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).

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).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XX)

    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)

  2. Quotes verse 21:4 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book II, Chapters XXXIV–XXXV)

    … 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 …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)