Psalms 21:3

"You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah."

Key Reflection

This verse speaks of God's complete fulfillment of a person's deepest wishes and prayers. The inclusion of "Selah" suggests a moment for reflection on the significance of this divine provision, highlighting both the depth of human longing and the fullness of God’s responsiveness to it.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For thou preventest him -Thou goest before him; thou dost anticipate him. SeePsalms 17:13, margin. Our word “prevent” is now most commonly used in the sense of “hinder, stop, or intercept.” This is not the original meaning of the English word; and the word is never used in this sense in the Bible. The English word, when our translation was made, meant to “go before,” to “anticipate,” and this is the uniform meaning of it in our English version, as it is the meaning of the original. See the notes atJob 3:12. ComparePsalms 59:10;Psalms 79:8;Psalms 88:13;Psalms 95:2;Psalms 119:147-148;Amos 9:10; see the notes at1 Thessalonians 4:15.

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