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Psalms 21:1 — King James Version← Study notes

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!


Psalms 21:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 21:13 words
HebrewMeaning
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַlamənaṣēḥa
to the choirmasterpronH5329
chief musician · oversee · set forward
מִזְמ֥וֹרmizəmwōr
a psalmnounH4210
לְ/דָוִֽדlədāwid
of DavidpronH1732
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 21:1

To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. The title is a familiar one; the Psalm is of Christ. 2. “O Lord, the King shall rejoice in Your strength” Psalm 20:1. O Lord, in Your strength, whereby the Word was made flesh, the Man Christ Jesus shall rejoice. “And shall exult exceedingly in Your salvation.” And in that, whereby Thou quickenest all things, shall exult exceedingly. 3. “You have given Him the desire of His soul” Psalm 20:2. He desired to eat the Passover, Luke…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 21
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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