Psalm 21:4
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Footnotes
- 8 Heb “life he asked from you.” Another option is to translate the perfect verbal forms in v. 4 with the present tense, “he asks … you grant.”
- 9 Heb “you have granted him length of days forever and ever.” The phrase “length of days,” when used of human beings, usually refers to a lengthy period of time (such as one’s lifetime). See, for example, Deut 30:20; Job 12:12; Ps 91:16; Prov 3:2, 16; Lam 5:20. The additional phrase “forever and ever” is hyperbolic. While it seems to attribute eternal life to the king (see Pss 61:6–7; 72:5 as well), the underlying reality is the king’s enduring dynasty. He will live on, as it were, through his descendants, who will continue to rule over his kingdom long after he has passed off the scene.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
He asked life of you; you gave it to him,
length of days forever and ever.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days forever and ever.
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NLTNew Living Translation
He asked you to preserve his life,
and you granted his request.
The days of his life stretch on forever.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He asked life from you; you gave it to him—
length of days forever and ever.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him,
Even length of days for ever and ever.
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