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title: "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible -  Psalms 21"
description: "PSALM 21   :-. The pious are led by the Psalmist to celebrate God"
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PSALM 21

. The pious are led by the Psalmist to celebrate God's
favor to the king in the already conferred and in prospective
victories. The doxology added may relate to both Psalms; the
preceding of petition, chiefly this of thanksgiving, ascribing honor
to God for His display of grace and power to His Church in all ages,
not only under David, but also under his last greatest successor,
"the King of the Jews."

**1. thy strength . . . thy
salvation**—as supplied by Thee.

**2.** The sentiment affirmed in the
first clause is reaffirmed by the negation of its opposite in the
second.

**3. preventest**—literally, "to
meet here in good sense," or "friendship" (; compare opposite, ).
**blessings of goodness**—which
confer happiness.
**crown of pure gold**—a
figure for the highest royal prosperity.

**4-6.** (Compare ). The glory and blessedness of the king as head of his
line, including Christ, as well as in being God's specially selected
servant, exceeded that of all others.

**6. made him most blessed**—or
set him "to be blessings," as Abraham ().
**with thy countenance**—by
sight of thee ([Psalms 16:11](../../../kjv/psalms/16/11)), or
by Thy favor expressed by the light of Thy countenance ([Psalms 16:11](../../../kjv/psalms/16/11)), or both.

**7.** The mediate cause is the
king's faith, the efficient, God's mercy.

**8.** The address is now made to
the king.
**hand**—denotes power, and
**right hand**—a more
active and efficient degree of its exercise.
**find out**—reach, lay
hold of, indicating success in pursuit of his enemies.

**9.** The king is only God's agent.
**anger**—literally,
"face," as appearing against them.
**as a fiery oven**—as in
it.

**10. fruit**—children ([Psalms 37:25](../../../kjv/psalms/37/25);
[Hosea 9:16](../../../kjv/hosea/9/16)).

**11.** This terrible overthrow,
reaching to posterity, is due to their crimes ([Exodus 20:5](../../../kjv/exodus/20/5);
[Exodus 20:6](../../../kjv/exodus/20/6)).

**12. turn their back**—literally,
"place them [as to the] shoulder."
**against the face of them**—The
shooting against their faces would cause them to turn their backs in
flight.

**13.** The glory of all is
ascribable to God alone.

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