Psalms 21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Bible Comments
  • Psalms 21:1 open_in_new

    "To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David." The king shall (a) joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

    (a) When he will overcome his enemies, and so be assured of his calling.

  • Psalms 21:3 open_in_new

    For thou (b) preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

    (b) You declared your liberal favour toward him before he prayed.

  • Psalms 21:4 open_in_new

    (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.

  • Psalms 21:6 open_in_new

    For thou hast made him most (d) blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

    (d) You have made him your blessings to others, and a perpetual example of your favour forever.

  • Psalms 21:8 open_in_new

    (e) Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

    (e) Here he describes the power of Christ's kingdom against the enemies of it.

  • Psalms 21:9 open_in_new

    Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his (f) wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

    (f) This teaches us patiently to endure the cross till God destroys the adversary.

  • Psalms 21:11 open_in_new

    For they (g) intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].

    (g) They laid as it were their nets to make God's power bend to their wicked enterprises.

  • Psalms 21:12 open_in_new

    Therefore shalt thou make them (h) turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.

    (h) As a mark to shoot at.

  • Psalms 21:13 open_in_new

    (i) Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power.

    (i) Maintain your Church against your adversaries that we may have ample opportunity to praise your Name.