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Psalm 21:2–3

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21:2You grant3 him his heart’s desire;

you do not refuse his request.4

(Selah)

21:3For you bring him5 rich6 blessings;7

you place a golden crown on his head.

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Footnotes

  1. 3 The translation assumes the perfect verbal forms in v. 2 are generalizing, stating factually what God typically does for the king. Another option is to take them as present perfects, “you have granted … you have not refused.” See v. 4, which mentions a specific request for a long reign.
  2. 4 Heb “and the request of his lips you do not refuse.”
  3. 5 Or “meet him [with].”
  4. 6 Heb “good.”
  5. 7 You bring him rich blessings. The following context indicates that God’s “blessings” include deliverance/protection, vindication, sustained life, and a long, stable reign (see also Pss 3:8; 24:5).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You have given him his heart’s desire

and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

For you meet him with rich blessings;

you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You have granted him his heart’s desire

and have not withheld the request of his lips.

You came to greet him with rich blessings

and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You have given him his heart’s desire

and have not denied the request of his lips.

Selah

For you meet him with rich blessings;

you place a crown of pure gold on his head.

NLTNew Living Translation

For you have given him his heart’s desire;

you have withheld nothing he requested.

Interlude

You welcomed him back with success and prosperity.

You placed a crown of finest gold on his head.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You have given him the desire of his heart,

and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

For you meet him with blessings of good things.

You set on his head a crown of fine gold.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire,

And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness:

Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.