Bible Strands
Psalms 21:3
For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, recording the immediate divine response to the king’s prior requests for desire and life.
The words — The Hebrew verb תְקַדְּמֶנּוּ (teqaddemennû) literally means "you meet him," and the phrase עֲטֶרֶת פָּז ('aṯereṯ p̄āz) denotes "a crown of pure gold."
The thread — A heavy gold crown is recorded in 2 Samuel 12:30 and 1 Chronicles 20:2, while the broader theme of divine favor is noted in Ephesians 1:3.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that divine favor is documented through concrete provision rather than abstract assurance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 12:30 Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- 1 Chronicles 20:2 Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
- Psalms 31:19 How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
- Psalms 59:10 My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
- Romans 11:35 “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”
- Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
- 1 Samuel 16:13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
- 2 Samuel 2:4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
- 2 Samuel 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.