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1 O Lord, the king rejoices, in your strength
how great is His joy in the victories you give
2 You have granted him the desire of his heart
and have not withheld the request of his lips.
Selah
3 You welcome him with rich blessings;
and place a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked you for life; you gave it to him -
length of days for ever and ever.
5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is
great you have bestowed on him splendour
and majesty.
6 Surely you have granted him eternal
blessings; and made him glad with the joy of
your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord,
through the steadfast love of the Most
High he shall not be shaken.
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8 Your hand will find out all your enemies;
your right hand will seize your foes
9 At the time of your appearing
You will make them like a fiery furnace
In his wrath the Lord will swallow them up.
and fire will consume them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from
the earth. Their posterity from mankind.
11 Though they plot evil against you, and
devise wicked schemes, they cannot
succeed.
12 For you will make them turn their backs;
when you aim at them with drawn bow.
13 Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength!
We will sing and praise your power
(NIV)
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Psalm 21:- The Psalm maybe a victory or an anniversary. The king counts his blessing or thanksgiving for the Lord’s deliverance (verses 1-7, assurance of the king’s future victories by his subjects (verses 8-12), and a final prayer (verse 13).
Verses 1-13: The first part (of Psalm 21) is a thanksgiving for victory; and the last part is an anticipation of future victories in the Lord through the king general. Two developments of victory provide a context for praise and prayer to the Commander-in-Chief of Israel’s king general.
We might understand King David, who composed this Psalm, yet it might be much better explained of the King Messiah. Understood of whom, the words thy strength mean the divine power, which was manifested in the resurrection of Christ, and in the establishment of his gospel.
Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords. We Christians will be dependents of King Jesus. Who rejoices in the salvation that King Jesus brought? Those who accepted the salvation that He offered. Our joy is in His strength. Believers in Christ have much to rejoice about. We have the hope of the resurrection.
Whatever he requested of his Father, when here on earth, was granted. God always heard him; that memorable prayer of his in (John 17:1), is heard and answered, both in what respects himself, his own glorification, and the conversion, sanctification, union, preservation, and glorification of his people. Whatever He now desires and requests in heaven, as the advocate and intercessor for his followers, is ever fulfilled.
The cry of the people for God's help has never gone unnoticed by God. Just as the children of Israel cried out for a deliverer and God sent Moses, all of mankind cried for a Saviour and Jesus came to save mankind.
“Crown” may refer symbolically, to the security, glory and joy the Lord bestowed upon David.
Revelation 14:14 "And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle."
2 Timothy 4:8 "Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all of them also that love his appearing."
Trust is a state beyond faith. It is when we depend entirely upon the Lord, knowing that every single little thing that happens to us is for our own good. Jesus has defeated His enemies and our enemies. He defeated sin on the cross and defeated death when He rose from the grave. Our protection from such enemies if we are a Christian, is the name and the blood of Jesus Christ.
The oven among the Hebrews was in the form of a large "pot," and was heated from within by placing the wood inside of it. Of course, while being heated, it had the appearance of a furnace. The meaning here is that the wicked would be consumed or destroyed "as if" they were such a burning oven; as if they were set on fire and burned up.
"And the fire shall devour them": That is, as the Targum paraphrases it, the fire of hell. Or, however, it designs the wrath of God, who is a consuming fire.
Revelation 14:10 "The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:"
We know the teaching about the fruit tree that does not bear fruit, and how it was destroyed by the husbandman. This is saying the same thing here. Those who choose not to follow God, bring their own despair upon them. God is longsuffering nor willing that even one should perish, but there is a time when He is so angry that His anger comes up, and He destroys them.
This is the very thing that God did when He looked down from heaven, and He saw the evil in Sodom and Gomorrah. His wrath came up, and He rained down fire and sulphur upon them and destroyed them.
Matthew 10:28 "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
It is in the power that God has that can save us or to destroy us, for we are His creation.
We should never cease to praise God for not only His power, but for His deliverance He freely gave us. It is not by our strength, or by any power that we have, or that we do the work for God. But through our faith in God that we gain and from believing in Him and His Son Jesus
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