Messianic

Psalm 21:1-13

David · ~1000 BC · Status: Fulfilled · Confidence: 65%
“The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.”
King James Version · the opening — all 13 verses are below

Psalm 21's royal celebration of the Anointed King crowned with gold, prophetically describing Christ's eternal coronation.

Read the whole passage — all 13 verses (KJV)

21:1The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

21:2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

21:3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

21:4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

21:5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

21:6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

21:7For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

21:8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

21:9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

21:10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

21:12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

21:13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

Fulfillment References

Hebrews 2:9 Revelation 19:12

How Traditions Read This Prophecy

Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head... length of days for ever and ever.' The king who is given life and an everlasting crown is fulfilled in the Lord Jesus, crowned with glory and honour (Heb. 2:9), wearing many crowns (Rev. 19:12), reigning for ever. The blessings and victory of the king come from the LORD — and the King and the LORD are one in Christ.
JewishA royal thanksgiving for the king's victory and the LORD's blessings — long life, a crown, and triumph over enemies; the king's joy in God's strength.
CatholicThe crowned and victorious king fulfilled in Christ, crowned with glory and reigning for ever (Heb. 2:9; Rev. 19:12).
ProtestantThe king given an everlasting crown and life, fulfilled in the risen, reigning Christ (Heb. 2:9; Rev. 19:12).
AcademicA royal psalm (paired with Ps. 20) celebrating the king's victory and divine favor; the 'crown' and 'length of days' are coronation motifs.
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