Bible Strands
Psalms 21:7
For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God concerning the king’s experience of divine blessing and protection. The declaration follows a description of eternal blessings and precedes a promise of divine judgment against enemies.
The words — chesed (H2617) denotes the covenant loyalty through which the king remains secure. yiMot (H4131) literally means he will be shaken, negated by bal to affirm his immovable stability.
The thread — The motif of unshaken trust in God appears in Psalms 16:8 and Psalms 91:2. The title Most High links to the rejoicing described in Psalms 9:2.
Why it lands — The text asserts that the king’s security rests on Yahweh’s covenant loyalty rather than human strength. A reader must acknowledge that steadfastness requires active trust in God’s faithful character.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Cross-references
- Psalms 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Psalms 91:2 I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- Psalms 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
- Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 20:7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
- Psalms 26:1 Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
- Daniel 7:14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
- 1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
- Hebrews 2:13 And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
- Deuteronomy 32:8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.