Psalms 21
13 verses
Psalm 21 is a royal hymn celebrating the king's strength and military victory as evidence of God's favor and support, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 1. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
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2
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
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3
For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
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4
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
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5
His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
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6
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
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7
For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
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Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
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Thou 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.
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10
Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
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11
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
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12
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
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13
Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
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