Psalms 21 · Verse 2

Psalms 21:2

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

Psalms 21:2 in other translations

BSBYou have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
WEBYou have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
ASVThou hast given him his heart’s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. [Selah
YLTThe desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.
DARBYThou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
BBEYou have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips. (Selah.)
WebsterThou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

What does Psalms 21:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. The sentiment affirmed in the first clause is reaffirmed by the negation of its opposite in the second.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire - This seems to refer to the prayers offered in the preceding Psalm; see especially Psa 21:1-4.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 21:1-6

Happy the people whose king makes God's strength his confidence, and God's salvation his joy; who is pleased with all the advancements of God kingdom, and trusts God to support him in all he does for the service of it. All our blessings are blessings of goodness, and are owing, not to any merit of ours, but only to God's goodness. But when God's blessings come sooner, and prove richer than we imagine; when they are…

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Psalms 21:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.Vat[the] desire ofH8378
לִ֭בּוֹli.boheart hisH3820
נָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahyou have givenH5414
לּ֑וֹloto him
וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁתva.'a.Re.shetand [the] request ofH782
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tavlips hisH8193
בַּל\־bal-notH1077
מָנַ֥עְתָּma.Na'.tayou have withheldH4513
סֶּֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelahH5542

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 21:2

  • Psalms 37:4

    Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

  • Psalms 20:4-5

    Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.

  • Psalms 2:8-9

    Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

  • Hebrews 7:25

    Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

  • Isaiah 49:6-12

    And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. …

  • Psalms 92:11

    Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2:8,9; 20:4,5; 92:11; Isa 49:6-12; Heb 7:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 21:1

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

  • Psalms 21:2

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

  • Psalms 21:3

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

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Psalms 21:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El deseo de su corazón le diste, y no le negaste lo que sus labios pronunciaron. (Selah.)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Éternel! le roi se réjouira en ta force, et combien s’égaiera-t-il en ton salut!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Den Wunsch seines Herzens hast du ihm gegeben, und das Verlangen seiner Lippen nicht verweigert.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Deus, Deus meus, respice in me: quare me dereliquisti? longe a salute mea verba delictorum meorum.