Psalms 21:7

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ Ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
trusteth	בֹּטֵ֣חַ bo.Te.ach	H982	figuratively · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
LORD	בַּיהוָ֑ה ba.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
mercy	וּבְחֶ֥סֶד u.ve.Che.sed	H2617	kindness · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
High	עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן el.Yon	H5945	an elevation · adjective, masculine singular absolute
moved	יִמּֽוֹט yi.Mot	H4131	to waver · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Psalms 91:2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalms 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation,…
Psalms 20:7-8 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Psalms 26:1 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
Daniel 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an ev…
1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his son…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 21:7–end

The psalmist, having taught his people to look back with joy and praise on what God had done for him and them, here teaches them to look forward with faith, and hope, and prayer, upon what God would further do for them: The king rejoices in God (Psa 21:1), and therefore we will be thankful; the king trusteth in God (Psa 21:7), therefore will we be encouraged. The joy and confidence of Christ our King is the ground of all our joy and confidence. I. They are confident of the stability of David's kingdom. Through the mercy of the Most High, and not through his own merit or strength, he shall not be moved. His prosperous state shall not be disturbed; his faith and hope in God, which are the stay…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 21:7

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

John Gill on Psalms 21:7

For the King trusteth in the Lord,.... That is, the King Messiah, as the Targum paraphrases it; he trusted in the Lord for his support and sustenance as man, for assistance and help in his time of trouble, and for deliverance out of it; he trusted in the Lord that he would hear him for himself, and for his people; and that he would glorify him with all glory, honour, majesty, and blessedness, before spoken of; see Psalm 22:8; and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved; God the Father is the most High; Christ is called the Son of the Highest, and the Spirit the power of the Highest, Luke 1:32; there is mercy with him, which is a ground of hope and trust, in his people, and…

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John Calvin on Psalms 21:7-10

Psalm 21:7-10 7. For the king trusteth in Jehovah, and through the goodness of the Most High, he shall not be moved. 8. Thy hand shall find out all thy enemies, thy right hand shalt find out those that hate thee. 9. Thou shalt put them as it were into a furnace of fire, in the time of thy anger; Jehovah [485] in his wrath shall overwhelm them, and the fire shall consume them. 10. Thou wilt destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 7. For the king trusteth. Here again the pious Israelites glory that their king shall be established, because he relies upon God; and they express at the same time how he relies upon him, namely, by hope or trust. I read t…

The Church Fathers

For that reason you placed glory and great honor on him, and you gave him eternal blessing, because he hoped in the Lord and in his mercy he was not deeply disturbed.
— Arnobius the Younger, COMMENTARY ON PSALM 21

"For the King hopes in the Lord." For the King is not proud, but humble in heart, he hopes in the Lord. "And in the mercy of the Most Highest He shall not be moved" [Psalm 21:7]. And in the mercy of the Most Highest His obedience even unto the death of the Cross shall not disturb His humility.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 21

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Dictionary and topics

Gall — (1) Heb. mererah, meaning “bitterness” (Job 16:13); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps (20:14), and of the vitals, the seat of life (25). (2.) Heb.…
Babylon · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning

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Psalms 21:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 21:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 21:7

John Gill on Psalms 21:7

John Calvin on Psalms 21:7-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 21:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 21:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 21:7

John Gill on Psalms 21:7

John Calvin on Psalms 21:7-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 21:7-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 21:7

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 21:7