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An empty valley field of trampled barley with one dropped round shield, and far off a thread of dust going toward a hill town, under a calm pale sky.

Royal psalm · David

Psalm 21

What do you do the day after God answers? The king gives thanks in front of everyone and hands the strength back.

13 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

  1. 1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'Psalm 21
  2. 42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
  3. 73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
  4. 90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
  5. 107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last Hallelujah

After the Battle

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength.

How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

You have granted his heart’s desire

and have not withheld the request of his lips.

Selah

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For You welcomed him with rich blessings;

You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

He asked You for life, and You granted it—

length of days, forever and ever.

A plain goat-hair tent inside a low stone enclosure at the top of a ridge, a sword and a dusty cloak laid on the low wall by its door.

Great is his glory in Your salvation;

You bestow on him splendor and majesty.

For You grant him blessings forever;

You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

For the king trusts in the LORD;

through the loving devotion of the Most High,

he will not be shaken.

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

Question

Quick question

A crown, long life, splendor and joy. Then the psalm gives the reason for all of it.

What does verse 7 give as the reason the king will not be shaken?

At night in a smelting yard, a squat clay furnace glows white-hot at its mouth, sparks rising, a pair of goatskin bellows beside it and dark slag on the ground.

Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies;

Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

You will place them in a fiery furnace

at the time of Your appearing.

In His wrath the LORD will engulf them,

and the fire will consume them.

You will wipe their descendants from the earth,

and their offspring from the sons of men.

Though they intend You harm,

the schemes they devise will not prevail.

For You will put them to flight

when Your bow is trained upon them.

Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.

Pray

Give the credit back

Think of one prayer God has answered. Thank Him for it out loud, and tell one other person who did it.

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Psalm 21

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A verse to carry with you

For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

Psalm 21:7

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