Psalms 21

Psalms 21:1

To the chief Musician. See App-64.

Title. A Psalm. See App-65.

of = pertaining or relating to.

strength = prevailing strength. Hebrew. ’araz, as in Psalms 21:13. Compare notes on Psalms 20:2, Psalms 20:6.

LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

Psalms 21:2

heart’s desire. Compare Psalms 20:4; Psalms 37:4.

Selah. See App-66. Here connecting the reason (Psalms 21:3) of the answer (Psalms 21:2) with the prayer of Psa 20:4; which, by the Selah of Psa 20:3, had been connected with the reason given there: i.e. atonement.

Psalms 21:3

preventest = comest to meet. Compare “settest” in Psalms 21:3.

crown. See Revelation 14:14, and compare Matthew 8:20.

Psalms 21:4

life: i.e. resurrection life. Compare Isaiah 53:10. Hebrews 2:10-18; Hebrews 5:7.

Psalms 21:5

Honour, &c. Compare Revelation 5:13.

Psalms 21:6

blessed. Compare Revelation 5:13.

Psalms 21:7

trusteth = confldeth. Hebrew. batah. App-69.

mercy = lovingkindness, or grace.

MOST HIGH. Hebrew. Elyon.

Psalms 21:9

make them = place them as [in] a furnace of fire.

anger. Hebrew face is put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), for the anger manifested by it.

Psalms 21:10

children = sons.

men. Hebrew. ’adam. App-14.

Psalms 21:11

are not able to perform = could not accomplish.

Psalms 21:12

strings = bow-strings.

Psalms 21:13

To the chief Musician. See App-64.

upon = relating to.

Aijeleth Shahar = the Day-dawn: David’s Coronation, 953BC. Looking forward to the Day-dawn of Messiah’s Coronation, which is the subject of the Psalms 21, not of Psalm 22. Compare 2 Samuel 23:4; see note on 2 Peter 1:19 and App-65. Compare Psalms 139:9.