“His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.”
The affirmation that the king's glory is great through God's salvation and majesty and honor God has bestowed establishes that divine aid produces the king's magnificence. The glory and majesty imagery emphasizes the king's exalted status. The bestowal by God suggests that the king's eminence is divinely granted. This verse celebrates the king's splendor.
Church Fathers on Psalms 21:5
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…
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