Psalm 21 is a Psalm of thanks and praise that can roughly be divided into two. In the first half of the psalm (in verses 1-7) the author, David, is full of thankfulness for past blessings from God. In the second half (in verses 8-13) he is looking to the future and expresses the hope of further blessing from the same source. The hinge then is verse 7, which says, firstly, that the reason for past blessings on David is that he the king trusts in the LORD. It is like verse 1 - O LORD, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give! If we trust in the LORD, rejoicing in him, then in Jesus Christ, who David anticipates, we can expect him to grant the desire of our hearts, the requests of our lips. He will certainly welcome us with rich blessings and place a crown of pure gold on our heads, as it were. He will give us long life and, in Christ, glory, splendour and majesty. Eternal blessings will be ours and the joy of his presence. All these will be ours in due time, if we live by faith. This means, secondly, that through the unfailing love of the Most High we will not be shaken. We can expect in the future victory over all our foes (the world, the flesh and the devil) and their ultimate overthrow at his hand. With such a prospect before us, we should be happy to say (13) Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.
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