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Ps 21:1 21:1 <> The king shall {a} joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! (a) When he will overcome his enemies, and so be assured of his calling. Ps 21:3 21:3 For thou {b} preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. (b) You declared your liberal favour toward him before he prayed. Ps 21:4 21:4 {c} He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] him, [even] length of days for ever and ever. (c) David not only obtained life, but also assurance that his posterity would reign forever. Ps 21:6 21:6 For thou hast made him most {d} blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. (d) You have made him your blessings to others, and a perpetual example of your favour forever. Ps 21:8 21:8 {e} Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. (e) Here he describes the power of Christ's kingdom against the enemies of it. Ps 21:9 21:9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his {f} wrath, and the fire shall devour them. (f) This teaches us patiently to endure the cross till God destroys the adversary. Ps 21:11 21:11 For they {g} intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform]. (g) They laid as it were their nets to make God's power bend to their wicked enterprises. Ps 21:12 21:12 Therefore shalt thou make them {h} turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them. (h) As a mark to shoot at. Ps 21:13 21:13 {i} Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power. (i) Maintain your Church against your adversaries that we may have ample opportunity to praise your Name.