Psalms 21:5

"He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever."

Key Reflection

In first-century Jewish thought, asking for "length of days" was a common plea in prayers for health and longevity. Psalm 21:5 highlights God's generosity in granting such requests to the king, emphasizing His power and favor. This verse would have resonated with the idea that the king’s life was secure under divine providence, assuring him not just extended years but an eternal reign of blessing and honor.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

His glory is great in thy salvation -Not in himself; not in anything that he has done, but in what thou hast done. The fact that thou hast saved him, and the manner in which it has been done, has put upon him great honor. He felt indeed that his condition as king, and as to the prospects before him, was one of great “glory” or honor; but he felt at the same time that it was not in “himself,” or for anything that he had done: it was only in the ““salvation”” which “God” had conferred upon him. Every child of God, in like manner, has great “glory” conferred upon him, and his “glory” will be great forever; but it is not in himself, or in virtue of anything that he has done.

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