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Psalms Chapter 21 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 21:2

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

You have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips. (Selah.)
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DARBY Psalms 21:2

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

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

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!
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WEB Psalms 21:2

You have given him his heart's desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
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YLT Psalms 21:2

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - Thou hast given him his heart' s desire (comp. Psalm 20:4, "Grant thee according to thine own heart"). And hast not withholden the request of his lips. "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." The deliverance from his enemies, which David had earnestly desired in his heart, he had also devoutly requested with his lips (Psalm 20:1, 5). Selah. The pause here may have been for the presentation of a thank-offering.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) Request.--The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else, but is connected with a root, to be poor, and, therefore, in want. The "not" is emphatic: "And the request of his lips thou hast by no means withheld." The mention in Psalm 21:4 of a prayer for long life, or perhaps, rather, continuance of life, suggests that this "request" was uttered in sickness. On the other hand the general tone of the psalm connects it with a victory.