the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 21:1
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For the choir director: A psalm of David.
How the king rejoices in your strength, O Lord ! He shouts with joy because you give him victory.For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in your strength, O Yahweh; And in your salvation how greatly he shall rejoice!
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
Lord , the king rejoices because of your strength; he is so happy when you save him!For the music director; a psalm of David.
O Lord , the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
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O LORD the king will delight in Your strength, And in Your salvation how greatly will he rejoice!
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
O Lord , in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!The title of the twentithe salm. To victorie, the salm of Dauid. Lord, the kyng schal be glad in thi vertu; and he schal ful out haue ioye greetli on thin helthe.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
Our Lord , your mighty power makes the king glad, and he celebrates victories that you have given him.For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!For the leader. A psalm of David:
To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.To the director: A song of David.
Lord , your strength makes the king happy. He is so happy when you give him victory.For the Leader. A Psalm of David.
[To the chiefe Musician. A Psalme of Dauid.] The King shall ioy in thy strength, O Lord: and in thy saluation how greatly shall he reioyce?
O Lord, in Your strength the king is glad! How great is his joy in Your saving power!
To the leader. A Psalm of David.
In your strength the king rejoices, O Lord , and in your help how greatly he exults!To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall reioyce in thy stregth, O Lord: yea how greatly shal he reioyce in thy saluatio!
THE king shall rejoice in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
The king is glad, O Lord , because you gave him strength; he rejoices because you made him victorious.
(20-1) <Unto the end. A psalm for David.> (20-2) In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In thy strength the king rejoices, O LORD; and in thy help how greatly he exults!
The kyng ought to reioyce in thy strength O God: and he ought to be exceedyng glad of thy saluation.
O Lord, the king shall rejoice in thy strength; and in thy salvation he shall greatly exult.
Lord, the king finds joy in your strength.How greatly he rejoices in your victory!
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For the music director. A psalm of David.
O Yahweh, the king will rejoice in your strength, and how greatly he will delight in your help.To the chief musician. A Psalm of David. The king rejoices in Your strength, O Jehovah; and how greatly does he rejoice in Your salvation.
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.
Lorde, how ioyfull is the kynge in yi strength? O how exceadinge glad is he of thy sauynge health?
A David Psalm Your strength, God , is the king's strength. Helped, he's hollering Hosannas. You gave him exactly what he wanted; you didn't hold back. You filled his arms with gifts; you gave him a right royal welcome. He wanted a good life; you gave it to him, and then made it a long life as a bonus. You lifted him high and bright as a cumulus cloud, then dressed him in rainbow colors. You pile blessings on him; you make him glad when you smile. Is it any wonder the king loves God ? that he's sticking with the Best?
LORD, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!
The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
O Lord , in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!O Yahweh, in Your strength the king will be glad,And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
The king: Psalms 2:6, Psalms 20:6, Psalms 20:9, Psalms 63:11, Psalms 72:1, Psalms 72:2, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Matthew 2:2
joy: Psalms 28:7, Psalms 62:7, Psalms 95:1, Psalms 99:4
in thy: Psalms 20:5, Psalms 71:17-24, Psalms 118:14, Psalms 118:15, Hebrews 12:2
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 33:7 - and be thou 1 Samuel 2:10 - he shall 2 Samuel 22:51 - the tower Psalms 9:14 - I will Psalms 16:6 - in pleasant Psalms 22:19 - O my Psalms 24:7 - King Psalms 27:6 - I will Psalms 35:9 - General Psalms 37:4 - and Psalms 51:12 - joy Psalms 62:2 - He only Psalms 63:7 - therefore Psalms 68:3 - exceedingly rejoice Psalms 124:2 - when men Proverbs 13:19 - The desire Isaiah 25:9 - we will
Cross-References
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
Is any thing too hard for the Lord ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord,.... Either in that strength which is in Jehovah himself, in whom is everlasting strength; and which is seen in the works of creation and providence, and is the same in Christ himself, as he is the mighty God; or else in the strength which Jehovah communicated to Christ as man, whereby he was strengthened in his human nature to go through and complete the work of man's redemption; or in the strength which the Lord puts forth, and the power which he exerts towards and upon his people, in conversion; which is the produce of the exceeding greatness of his power; and in strengthening them, from time to time, to exercise grace, discharge duty, and withstand temptations and sin; and in keeping them safe to the end; in supporting them under all their trials, and in carrying on and finishing the work of faith upon their souls; all which is matter of joy to Christ;
and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice? meaning either his own salvation by the Lord, from all his sorrows and troubles, and out of the hands of all enemies, being in the presence of God, where is fulness of joy, Psalms 16:9; or else the salvation of his people by him, which Jehovah appointed them to, secured for them in the covenant of grace, sent Christ to work out for them, applies by his Spirit, and at last puts into the full possession of: Christ rejoices at the effectual calling and conversion of his people, when salvation is brought near unto them; and especially at their glorification, when they shall be in the full enjoyment of it; then will they be his joy, and crown of rejoicing: this is the joy that was set before him, which made him go so cheerfully through his sufferings and death for them,
Hebrews 12:2; the reasons of this joy are, because of the great love he bears to them; the interest and property he has in them; his undertakings for them, as their surety, to bring them safe to glory; his purchase of them by his blood; his intercession for them, that they might be with him to behold his glory; and, last of all, because of his Father's glory, his own glory, and the glory of the blessed Spirit, which are concerned in the salvation of these persons.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The king shall joy in thy strength - King David, who had achieved the victory which he had desired and prayed for, Psalms 20:1-9. This is in the third person, but the reference is doubtless to David himself, and is to be understood as his own language. If it be understood, however, as the language of “the people,” it is still an ascription of praise to God for his favor to their king. It seems better, however, to regard it as the language of David himself. The word ““strength”” here implies that all the success referred to was to be traced to God. It was not by the prowess of a human arm; it was not by the valor or skill of the king himself; it was by the power of God alone.
And in thy salvation - In the salvation or deliverance from foes which thou hast granted, and in all that thou doest to save. The language would embrace all that God does to save his people.
How greatly shall he rejoice! - Not only does he rejoice now, but he ever will rejoice. It will be to him a constant joy. Salvation, now to us a source of comfort, will always be such; and when we once have evidence that God has interposed to save us, it is accompanied with the confident anticipation that this will continue to be the source of our highest joy forever.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
PSALM XXI
The psalmist returns thanks to God for giving him the victory
over his enemies; which victory he had earnestly requested,
1, 2.
He enters into a detail of the blessings that in consequent of
the victory he had obtained, 3-7.
He predicts the destruction of all those who may hereafter rise
up against him, 8-12;
and concludes with praising the power of Jehovah, 13.
NOTES ON PSALM XXI
In the title of this Psalm there is nothing particularly worthy of remark. The occasion of it is variously understood. Some think it was composed to celebrate the victory obtained over Sennacherib; others, that it was made on the recovery of Hezekiah, and the grant of fifteen years of longer life; see Psalms 21:4. Others and they with most appearance of propriety consider it a song of rejoicing composed by David for his victory over the Ammonites, which ended in the capture of the royal city of Rabbah, the crown of whose king David put on his own head, see Psalms 21:3, and to procure which victory David offered the prayers and sacrifices mentioned in the preceding Psalm. Lastly, many think that it is to be wholly referred to the victories of the Messiah; and it must be owned that there are several expressions in it which apply better to our Lord than to David, or to any other person; and to him the Targum applies it, as does likewise my old Anglo-Scottish Psalter in paraphrasing the text.
Verse Psalms 21:1. The king shall joy — מלך משיחא melech Meshicha, "the King Messiah." - Targum. What a difference between ancient and modern heroes! The former acknowledged all to be of God, because they took care to have their quarrel rightly founded; the latter sing a Te Deum, pro forma, because they well know that their battle is not of the Lord. Their own vicious conduct sufficiently proves that they looked no higher than the arm of human strength. God suffers such for a time, but in the end he confounds and brings them to naught.
