Psalms

Psalm 21:1–2

¹For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength.

How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

²You have granted his heart’s desire

and have not withheld the request of his lips.

Selah

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the choirmaster	לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
A Psalm	מִזְמ֥וֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of David	לְדָוִֽד׃	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
O LORD	יְֽהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the king	מֶ֑לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
rejoices	יִשְׂמַח־	yiś·maḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
in Your strength	בְּעָזְּךָ֥	bə·‘āz·zə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5797 strength, might
How	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
greatly	יָּ֥גֶיל	yå̄·ḡɛl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1523 rejoice
he exults	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
in Your salvation	וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗	ū·ḇî·šū·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3444 salvation

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have granted	נָתַ֣תָּה	nā·ṯat·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
his	לּ֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
heart’s	לִ֭בּוֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
desire	תַּאֲוַ֣ת	ta·’ă·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
and have not	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
withheld	מָנַ֥עְתָּ	mā·na‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
the request	וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁת	wa·’ă·re·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H782 desire, request
of his lips	שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו	śə·p̲ā·t̲āyw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
Selah	סֶּֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 21:1 Hebrews 12:2 · Psalm 62:7 · Matthew 2:2 · Psalm 28:7 · Psalm 59:16–17 · Psalm 2:6 · Psalm 63:11 · Psalm 99:4 · Psalm 20:5–6 · Psalm 71:17–72:2 · Psalm 118:14–15 · Psalm 95:1

Psalm 21:2 Psalm 37:4 · Psalm 20:4–5 · Psalm 2:8–9 · Hebrews 7:25 · Isaiah 49:6–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.