the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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Psalms 21:4
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He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of you, you gave it to him, Even length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.
He asked you for life, and you gave it to him, so his years go on and on.
He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.
He asked life of You, And You gave it to him, Long life forever and evermore.
He asked for life from You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of you, you gave it to him, Even length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.
He asked life of You,You gave it to him,Length of days forever and ever.
He asked You for life, and You granted it-length of days, forever and ever.
He asked to live a long time, and you promised him life that never ends.
For you come to meet him with the best blessings, you place a crown of fine gold on his head.
He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.
He asked for life, and you gave it. You gave him life that goes on forever.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
He asked for life, and you gave it, a long and lasting life.
He asked life from you; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.
He asked life from You: You gave to him length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of the, & thou gauest him a longe life, eue for euer & euer.
He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.
He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.
For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
He asked life of thee, and thou gauest it him, euen length of dayes for euer and euer.
He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him long dayes: euen for euer and euer.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life of you, you gave it him, Even length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] to him, [even] length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life from You, and You gave it to him-- Length of days forever and ever.
He asked you to preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever.
He asked You for life and You gave it to him, a long life forever and ever.
He asked you for life; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.
Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age-abiding and beyond.
(20-5) He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life of thee; thou gavest it to him, length of days for ever and ever.
Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.
He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
asked: Psalms 13:3, Psalms 16:10, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 61:5, Psalms 61:6, Psalms 119:77, Psalms 119:175
length: Psalms 72:17, Psalms 89:29, Psalms 89:36, Psalms 89:37, Psalms 91:16, Revelation 1:18
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:14 - I will lengthen 1 Chronicles 4:10 - God granted Psalms 23:6 - for ever Psalms 34:12 - What Psalms 37:18 - their Psalms 72:15 - And he Psalms 133:3 - even life Proverbs 3:2 - long life Proverbs 3:16 - Length Proverbs 10:27 - fear Isaiah 53:10 - he shall prolong John 5:39 - ye think Acts 2:28 - made
Cross-References
Cast thou out the handmayde and hir sone; for the sone of the handmayde schal not be eir with my sone Ysaac.
and God seide to hym, Be it not seyn scharp to thee on the child, and on thin handmayde; alle thingis whiche Sare seith to thee, here thou hir vois, for in Isaac seed schal be clepid to thee;
In the same tyme Abymelech, and Ficol, prince of his oost, seide to Abraham, God is with thee in alle thingis whiche thou doist;
therfore swere thou bi God that thou noye not me, and myn eiris, and my kynrede; but bi the mersi whych Y dide to thee, do thou to me, and to the lond in which thou lyuedist a comelyng.
that if ony pilgrym wole passe into youre feith and worschipyng, and make fase of the Lord, ech male kynde of hym schal be circumcidid bifore, and thanne he schal make lawfuli, and he schal be to gidere as a man borun of the lond; forsothe if ony man is not circumcidid, he schal not ete therof.
and the yong child schal be circumsidid in the eiytithe dai.
Do thou to the Lord this thing oneli which Y comaunde to thee, nethir adde thou ony thing, nether abate.
And bothe weren iust bifor God, goynge in alle the maundementis and iustifiyngis of the Lord, withouten pleynt.
And it was don in the eiyte dai, thei camen to circumcide the child; and thei clepiden hym Zacarie, bi the name of his fadir.
And aftir that the eiyte daies weren endid, that the child schulde be circumcided, his name was clepid Jhesus, which was clepid of the aungel, bifor that he was conceyued in the wombe.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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, death will have no more dominion over him; he will live for evermore, and that to make intercession for his members, Romans 6:9; and the life which is granted them at his request is an everlasting one, both as to body and soul; for though they die as other men, they shall live again in the resurrection of the just, and never die more, but shall be like the angels in heaven; and as for the second death, that shall not harm them, nor have any power over them; they will live and reign with Christ for ever.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He asked life of thee - An expression similar to this occurs in Psalms 61:5-6, “For thou, O God, hast heard my vows;...Thou wilt prolong the king’s life, and his years to many generations.” The expression in both cases implies that there had been a prayer for “life,” as if life were in danger. The expression itself would be applicable to a time of sickness, or to danger of any kind, and here it is used doubtless in reference to the exposure of life in going into battle, or in going forth to war. In this apprehended peril he prayed that God would defend him. He earnestly sought protection as he went forth to the perils of war.
And thou gavest it him - Thou didst hear and answer his prayer. He was saved from danger.
Even length of days forever and ever - Thou didst grant him more than he asked. He sought life for himself; thou bast not only granted that, but hast granted to him the assurance that he should live in his posterity to all generations. The idea is, that there would be an indefinite contination of his race. His posterity would occupy his throne, and there would be no end to his reign thus prolonged. Beyond all his petitions and his hopes, God bad given the assurance that his reign would be permanent and enduring. We cannot suppose that he understood this as if it were a promise made to him personally, that “he” would live and would occupy the throne forever; but the natural interpretation is that which would refer it to his posterity, and to the perpetuity of the reign of his family or descendants. A similar promise occurs elsewhere: 2 Samuel 7:13, 2 Samuel 7:16; compare the notes at Psalms 18:50. It is by no means an uncommon thing that God gives us more than we asked in our prayers. The offering of prayer is not only the means of securing the blessing which we asked, but also often of securing much more important blessings which we did not ask. If the expression were allowable it might be said that the prayer “suggested” to the divine mind the conferring of all needed blessings, or it indicates such a state of mind on the part of him who prays that God “takes occasion” to confer blessings which were not asked; as a request made by a child to a parent for a specific favor is followed not only by granting “that” favor, but by bestowing others of which the child did not think. The state of mind on the part of the child was such as to “dispose” the parent to grant much larger blessings.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
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 years; but it may be more literally understood of the Messiah, of whom David was the type, and in several respects the representative.
