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Psalms 21:7 World English Bible (WEB)

7 For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

Cross Reference

Deuteronomy 32:8-9 WEB

When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel. For Yahweh's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

Psalms 20:7-8 WEB

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, But we trust the name of Yahweh our God. They are bowed down and fallen, But we rise up, and stand upright.

Psalms 61:6-7 WEB

You will prolong the king's life; His years shall be for generations. He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

Psalms 91:9-10 WEB

Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, And the Most High your dwelling place, No evil shall happen to you, Neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

Commentary on Psalms 21 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 21

Ps 21:1-13. The pious are led by the Psalmist to celebrate God's favor to the king in the already conferred and in prospective victories. The doxology added may relate to both Psalms; the preceding of petition, chiefly this of thanksgiving, ascribing honor to God for His display of grace and power to His Church in all ages, not only under David, but also under his last greatest successor, "the King of the Jews."

1. thy strength … thy salvation—as supplied by Thee.

2. The sentiment affirmed in the first clause is reaffirmed by the negation of its opposite in the second.

3. preventest—literally, "to meet here in good sense," or "friendship" (Ps 59:10; compare opposite, Ps 17:13).

blessings of goodness—which confer happiness.

crown of pure gold—a figure for the highest royal prosperity.

4-6. (Compare 2Sa 7:13-16). The glory and blessedness of the king as head of his line, including Christ, as well as in being God's specially selected servant, exceeded that of all others.

6. made him most blessed—or set him "to be blessings," as Abraham (Ge 12:2).

with thy countenance—by sight of thee (Ps 16:11), or by Thy favor expressed by the light of Thy countenance (Nu 6:25), or both.

7. The mediate cause is the king's faith, the efficient, God's mercy.

8. The address is now made to the king.

hand—denotes power, and

right hand—a more active and efficient degree of its exercise.

find out—reach, lay hold of, indicating success in pursuit of his enemies.

9. The king is only God's agent.

anger—literally, "face," as appearing against them.

as a fiery oven—as in it.

10. fruit—children (Ps 37:25; Ho 9:16).

11. This terrible overthrow, reaching to posterity, is due to their crimes (Ex 20:5, 6).

12. turn their back—literally, "place them [as to the] shoulder."

against the face of them—The shooting against their faces would cause them to turn their backs in flight.

13. The glory of all is ascribable to God alone.