Psalm 21:2-4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 21:1-6

David here speaks for himself in the first place, professing that his joy was in God's strength and in his salvation, and not in the strength or success of his armies. He also directs his subjects herein to rejoice with him, and to give God all the glory of the victories he had obtained; and all with an eye to Christ, of whose triumphs over the powers of darkness David's victories were but shadows. 1. They here congratulate the king on his joys and concur with him in them Ps. 21:1: ?The king... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 21:2

Thou hast given him his heart's desire ,.... Which the church had prayed for in Psalm 20:4 ; whatever Christ's heart desired, or his lips requested, has been given him; and hast not withholden the request of his lips . Whatever he asked in the council and covenant of peace was granted; he asked for all the elect, as his spouse and bride; these were the desire of his heart and eyes, and they were given him; he asked for all the blessings of grace for them, and all grace was given to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 21:3

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness ,.... Not temporal, but spiritual blessings, which spring from the grace and goodness of God, and consist of it; and relate to the spiritual and eternal welfare of those for whose sake he receives them, and who are blessed with them in him: his being "prevented" with them denotes the freeness of the donation of them; that before he could well ask for them, or before he had done requesting them, they were given him; and also the earliness... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 21:4

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him ,.... Both for himself, as man, when he was about to die, that he might be raised to life again, which was granted him; and for his people, that they might live spiritually and eternally, and accordingly life is given to him for them; and he has power to give it to as many as the Father has given him, John 17:2 ; even length of days for ever and ever ; the life he has for himself as man is what will ever continue; he will die no more,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:2

Thou hast given him his heart's desire - This seems to refer to the prayers offered in the preceding Psalm; see especially Psalm 21:1-4 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:3

Thou preventest him - To prevent, from prcevenio, literally signifies to go before. Hence that prayer in the communion service of our public Liturgy, "Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favor!" That is, "Go before us in thy mercy, make our way plain, and enable us to perform what is right in thy sight!" And this sense of prevent is a literal version of the original word תקדמנו tekademennu . "For thou shalt go before him with the blessings of goodness." Our... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:4

He asked life of thee - This verse has caused some interpreters to understand the Psalm of Hezekiah's sickness, recovery, and the promised addition to his life of fifteen years; but it may be more literally understood of the Messiah, of whom David was the type, and in several respects the representative. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:3

Verse 3 3.For thou wilt prevent him. The change of the tense in the verbs does not break the connection of the discourse; and, therefore, I have, without hesitation, translated this sentence into the future tense, as we know that the changing of one tense into another is quite common in Hebrew. Those who limit this psalm to the last victory which David gained over foreign nations, and who suppose that the crown of which mention is here made was the crown of the king of the Ammonites, of which... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:4

Verse 4 4.He asked life from thee. This verse confirms what I have formerly said, that this psalm is not to be limited to the person of any one man. David’s life, it is true, was prolonged to an advanced period, so that, when he departed from this world, he was an old man, and full of days; but the course of his life was too short to be compared to this length of days, which is said to consist of many ages. Even if we reckon the time from the commencement of David’s reign to the captivity of... read more

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 21:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 21:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 21:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 21:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 21:1-13

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