Psalm 21

Psalm 21

I Will Rejoice in the Salvation of God!

Psa 21:1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 

Psa 21:2  Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. 

Psa 21:3  For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. 

Psa 21:4  He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. 

Psa 21:5  His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 

Psa 21:6  For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. 

Psa 21:7  For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. 

Psa 21:8  Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 

Psa 21:9  Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 

Psa 21:10  Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 

Psa 21:11  For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. 

Psa 21:12  Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. 

Psa 21:13  Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. 

1.      When The King Rejoices in God’s Salvation (Yeshua) the He Receives the Strength for the Battle. – vs. 1*

a.       This Psalm is about David examining the benefits of His trust in God, but there is prophetic overtones to this as well. This could also be about the Messiah, David’s descendant. It could also be about you and me; receiving, in Christ, the benefits of being joint heirs with Jesus. I believe that all three options are correct. So to emphasize the significance of all three lets examine this as if it is all referring to Jesus or the Salvation (Yeshua) of the Lord as He is referred to in the text.

                                                   i.      Romans 8:14-17 

2.      What God Has Done For the Messiah and David He Wants to Do For You.

a.       God answers the prayers of Jesus – vs. 2*

b.      God blessed Jesus with the richest blessings and crowns Jesus with unequaled glory. 3*

                                                   i.      Philippians 2:5-11 

c.       God gave Jesus eternal life. – vs. 4*

                                                   i.      Colossians 1:18 

                                                 ii.      Revelation 1:18 

d.      David is glorified by the honor and majesty that is given to his descendant, who is Jesus. – vs. 5*

                                                   i.      John 17:1-2 

e.       God gives Jesus eternal blessing. – vs. 6a*

f.        God gives Jesus joy by giving him his favor. – vs. 6b*

·        David cannot help himself so he interjects here with the point of this Psalm: he, you and I are the true recipients of all of this giving. The Father is giving this to the Son so it can be given to us. So that when we trust in God we become immovable. – vs. 7*

g.       God reveals the hidden and most dangerous enemies of Jesus. – vs. 8*

h.       God punishes the enemies of Jesus in hell . vs. 9*

                                                   i.      Revelation 20:10 

i.         God wipes out the continued influence of the Anti-Christ. – vs. 10*

j.        God stops the plans of those that would plan evil against Jesus. – vs. 11*

k.      God goes out to war against the enemies of Jesus. – vs. 12*

                                                   i.      Psalm 7:11-13 

3.      When We Exalt Christ We See His Power and Are Compelled to Give Him Praise for His Power. – vs. 13*

a.       John 17:21-26