He asked life of Thee, to be preserved in the midst of all the dangers which threatened his life, and Thou gavest it him, even length of days forever and ever, not merely preserving his life at his prayer, but granting him a long life, in the case of Christ a life of endless glory, His human nature entering upon the unlimited use of the divine attributes communicated to it in the incarnation.
Verse 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 _ye...
HE ASKED LIFE OF THEE - An expression similar to this occurs in Psalms 61:5, “For thou, O God, hast heard my vows;...Thou wilt prolong the king’s life, and his years to many generations.” The expressi...
Psalms 21 The King's Glory Anticipated and Contemplated _ 1. The King's power, glory and salvation (Psalms 21:1)_ 2. His victory over the enemies (Psalms 21:7)...
XXI. A THANKSGIVING FOR ROYAL VICTORY. The indications of date are the same as in Psalms 20, though the tone is less religious. PSALMS 21:4_ B_. For the hyperbole _cf._ 1 Kings 1:31; Psalms 61:7 f....
LIFE: i.e. resurrection life. Compare Isaiah 53:10; Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 5:7....
The people's thanksgiving for Jehovah's favour to their king....
_He asked … thou gavest_ Cp. Psalms 2:8. Long life was one of Jehovah's special blessings under the old covenant. It was a natural object of desire when the hope of a future life was all but a blank....
DISCOURSE: 524 THE KINGDOM OF DAVID AND OF CHRIST Psalms 21:1. The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, an...
HE ASKED LIFE— New life from the dead; his resurrection; the same that is meant by _his heart's desire,_ Psalms 21:2. Isaiah says, _When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall prolong...
PSALMS 21 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Thanks for the King's Victory, and Confidence of Further Triumphs. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 21:1-6, Recent Victory with Joy Acknowledged, Psalms 21:1-2; traced back to...
_HE ASKED LIFE OF THEE, AND THOU GAVEST IT HIM, EVEN LENGTH OF DAYS FOR EVER AND EVER._ Life of thee ... for ever and ever - in the person of his seed (cf. 2 Samuel 7:13; also 16; Psalms 89:4)....
The title and authorship have been discussed under Psalms 20, to which this forms a sequel. Its contents include a thanksgiving to God for His blessings to the king (Psalms 21:1), an address to the ki...
In OT. times long life on earth was regarded as one of the greatest of blessings: see 1 Kings 3:11. The language here is ideal, but it was not unusual to speak so of kings (1 Kings 1:31; Nehemiah 2:3)...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
FOR EVER AND EVER. — This is merely a term for indefinite length. (Comp. the common salutation of a king: 1 Kings 1:31; Nehemiah 2:3; Daniel 3:9.) An allusion to the eternal kingdom of the Messiah is...
_[Psalms 21:5]_ חַיִּ֤ים ׀ שָׁאַ֣ל מִ֭מְּךָ נָתַ֣תָּה לֹּ֑ו...
Psalms 21:1 This psalm is a pendant to the preceding. There the people prayed for the king; here they give thanks for him: there they asked that his desires might be fulfilled; here they bless Jehovah...
REJOICING IN THE STRENGTH OF JEHOVAH Psalms 21:1 This is a companion to the psalm preceding. The blessings there asked for are here gladly acknowledged to have been granted; and bright anticipations...
The battle is over, the victory is won, and the assembled people sing the song of victory. This song, while it celebrates one victory, runs beyond it and praises Jehovah for all He has done for the ki...
(c) He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] him, [even] length of days for ever and ever. (c) David not only obtained life, but also assurance that his posterity would reign forever....
In the, &c. Hebrew, "the Holy one inhabitest the praises of Israel," or "Thou holy, sancte, inhabitant, the praise," (St. Jerome) or, as the plural intimates, the source and object of all "the praises...
Now here we have a verse, that if we needed it by way of showing to whom the whole Psalm belongs, and of whom alone it treats, would at once decide it. This king whom Jehovah crowned, is said to have...
Psalms 19 _ Proper Psalm for Christmas Day_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 19-21 = _ Day 4_ (_Morning_)....
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 pe...
In Psalms 21 we get the full answer to Psalms 20 and its desires, in the exaltation of Christ, throwing its light back on the true character of that psalm. The king rejoices in Jehovah's strength and...
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 m...
He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] him, [even] length of days for ever and ever. Ver. 4. _He asked life of thee_] _Quando fugiebat a Saule,_ saith R. Solomon, when he fled from Saul; rathe...
_He asked life of thee_ Applied to David it means, He asked only the preservation of his short and mortal life, which was often exposed to the utmost perils. _And thou gavest him length of days for ev...
1-6 Happy the people whose king makes God's strength his confidence, and God's salvation his joy; who is pleased with all the advancements of God kingdom, and trusts God to support him in all he does...
He asked only the preservation of that short and mortal life, which was oft exposed to utmost perils. FOR EVER AND EVER; either, 1. In his posterity, in whom parents are commonly said to live. Thou g...
Psalms 21:4 asked H7592 (H8804) life H2416 gave H5414 (H8804) himLength H753 days H3117 forever H5769 ever...
PRAISE AND WORSHIP IS OFFERED TO YHWH FOR HIS GOODNESS AND FAITHFULNESS TOWARDS HIS ANOINTED (PSALMS 21:1). Psalms 21:1 ‘The king will joy in your strength, O YHWH, And in your salvation how greatl...
Psalms 21:4 This verse, which King David was taught by the Spirit of God to set down as the greatest possible happiness, carries to most of our ears rather a disappointing and modifying sound with it....
Psalms 21:1. _The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!_ See how greatly Christ rejoices, how full his heart is of gladness as he sees God's power...
Psalms 21:1. _The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Se...
CONTENTS: Praise for blessing and confidence for further victory. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Let praise be the blossom of prayer. Though we cannot sing a note in honor of our own strength,...
Psalms 21:1. _The king shall joy._ The Targum here, and in other places, expressly names, “The King Messiah.” Psalms 21:3. _A crown of pure gold._ Here again, as in Psalms 19:10, the LXX read, and the...
_He asked life of Thee, and Thou gavest him a long life, even forever and ever._ RELIGION A LIFE In Christ these words are true of all who love our Lord Jesus Christ, as they are supremely true of Hi...
_The king shall Joy in Thy strength, O Lord; and in Thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice._ THE FEELINGS OF THE GOOD IN RELATION TO THE SUBJUGATION OF EVIL Take the literal view of this Psalm a...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 21:1 These verses are addressed to the Lord (YOU) about the king (HE), celebrating the military success prayed for in...
INTRODUCTION “The prayer which the Church offers up at the conclusion of the preceding psalm now issues in a hymn of praise, the result of a believing view of the glory which is to follow, when Messia...
EXPOSITION Psalms 21:1 is generally regarded as a companion composition to Psalms 20:1, being the thanksgiving after the victory for which the preceding psalm was the supplication. It consists of thr...
Again, to the chief musician, the psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and you have n...
Psalms 119:175; Psalms 119:77; Psalms 13:3; Psalms 16:10; Psalms
For ever — Thou gavest him a long life and reign here, and after that didst translate him to live with thee for ever. But this was more eminently fulfilled in Christ, who asked of his father, life, or...