Psalms 21 · Verse 7

Psalms 21:7

For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Psalms 21:7, King James Version

Psalms 21:7 in other translations

BSBFor the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
WEBFor the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
ASVFor the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
YLTFor the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.
DARBYFor the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
BBEFor the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.
WebsterFor the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

What does Psalms 21:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. The mediate cause is the king's faith, the efficient, God's mercy.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 The king trusteth in the Lord - It was not by my skill or valor that I have gained this victory, but by faith in the strong protecting, and conquering arm of Jehovah. He shall not be moved - Perhaps this may be best understood of him who was David's prototype. His throne, kingdom, and government, shall remain for ever.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 21:7-13
The psalmist teaches to look forward with faith, and hope, and prayer upon what God would further do. The success with which God blessed David, was a type of the total overthrow of all Christ's enemies. Those who might have had Christ to rule and save them, but rejected him and fought against him, shall find the remembrance of it a worm that dies not. God makes sinners willing by his grace, receives them to his favour, and delivers them from the wrath to come. May he exalt himself, by his all-powerful grace, in our hearts, destroying all the strong-holds of sin and Satan. How great should be our joy and praise to behold our Brother and Friend upon the throne, and for all the blessings we may expect from him! yet he delights in his exalted state, as enabling him to confer happiness and glory on poor sinners, who are taught to love and trust in him.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 21:7 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.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
הַ֭מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
בֹּטֵ֣חַbo.Te.ach[is] trustingH982
בַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehin YahwehH3068
וּבְחֶ֥סֶדu.ve.Che.sedand in [the] covenant loyalty ofH2617
עֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.Yon[the] Most HighH5945
בַּל\־bal-notH1077
יִמּֽוֹט\׃yi.Mothe will be shakenH4131

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

Cross references for Psalms 21:7

  • 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 20:7-8

    Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

  • 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 everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

  • Psalms 26:1

    A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.

  • 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, and my high tower.

  • 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 sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

  • Hebrews 2:13

    And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

  • Deuteronomy 32:8-9

    When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

  • Psalms 61:4

    I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

  • Psalms 91:9-10

    Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For the.
13:5; 18:2; 20:7,8; 26:1; 61:4,6,7; 91:2,9,10; 1Sa 30:6; Mt 27:43
Heb 2:13
most.
9:2; De 32:8,9
he shall.
16:8; Da 7:14

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Context

  • Psalms 21:6

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

  • Psalms 21:7

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

  • Psalms 21:8

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

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Psalms 21:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por cuanto el rey confía en Jehová, y en la misericordia del Altísimo, no será conmovido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car tu l’as mis pour bénédictions à toujours; tu l’as rempli de joie par ta face.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn auf Jehova vertraut der König, und durch des Höchsten Güte wird er nicht wanken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ego autem sum vermis, et non homo; opprobrium hominum, et abjectio plebis.