Psalms 21:2

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

You give him his heart's desire; you don't refuse the prayer from his lips. (Selah)

Berean Standard Bible:

You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Thou hast given{H5414} him his heart's{H3820} desire{H8378}, and hast not withholden{H4513} the request{H782} of his lips{H8193}. Selah{H5542}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 37:4

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

Psalms 20:4

  • Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

Psalms 20:5

  • 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

  • Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession.

Psalms 2:9

  • 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

  • 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.

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Commentary for Psalms 21:2

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H5414
    There are 1816 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָתַן
    Transliteration: nâthan
    Pronunciation: naw-than'
    Description: a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
  2. Strong's Number: H3820
    There are 550 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לֵב
    Transliteration: lêb
    Pronunciation: labe
    Description: a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
  3. Strong's Number: H8378
    There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תַּאֲוָה
    Transliteration: taʼăvâh
    Pronunciation: tah-av-aw'
    Description: from אָוָה (abbreviated); a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm); dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה.
  4. Strong's Number: H4513
    There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָנַע
    Transliteration: mânaʻ
    Pronunciation: maw-nah'
    Description: a primitive root; to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury; deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
  5. Strong's Number: H782
    There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲרֶשֶׁת
    Transliteration: ʼăresheth
    Pronunciation: ar-eh'-sheth
    Description: from אָרַשׂ (in the sense of desiring to possess); a longing for; request.
  6. Strong's Number: H8193
    There are 164 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׂפָה
    Transliteration: sâphâh
    Pronunciation: saw-faw'
    Description: or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
  7. Strong's Number: H5542
    There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סֶלָה
    Transliteration: çelâh
    Pronunciation: seh'-law
    Description: from סָלָה; suspension (of music), i.e. pause; Selah.