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Psalms 21:4
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He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of you, you gave it to him, Even length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.
He asked you for life, and you gave it to him, so his years go on and on.
He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.
He asked life of You, And You gave it to him, Long life forever and evermore.
He asked for life from You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of you, you gave it to him, Even length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.
He asked life of You,You gave it to him,Length of days forever and ever.
He asked You for life, and You granted it-length of days, forever and ever.
He asked to live a long time, and you promised him life that never ends.
For you come to meet him with the best blessings, you place a crown of fine gold on his head.
He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.
He asked for life, and you gave it. You gave him life that goes on forever.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
He asked for life, and you gave it, a long and lasting life.
He asked life from you; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.
He asked life from You: You gave to him length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of the, & thou gauest him a longe life, eue for euer & euer.
He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.
He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.
He asked life of thee, and thou gauest it him, euen length of dayes for euer and euer.
He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him long dayes: euen for euer and euer.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.
He axide of thee lijf, and thou yauest to hym; the lengthe of daies in to the world, `and in to the world of world.
He asked life of you, you gave it him, Even length of days forever and ever.
He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] to him, [even] length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life from You, and You gave it to him-- Length of days forever and ever.
He asked you to preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever.
He asked You for life and You gave it to him, a long life forever and ever.
He asked you for life; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.
Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age-abiding and beyond.
(20-5) He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life of thee; thou gavest it to him, length of days for ever and ever.
Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.
He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
asked: Psalms 13:3, Psalms 16:10, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 61:5, Psalms 61:6, Psalms 119:77, Psalms 119:175
length: Psalms 72:17, Psalms 89:29, Psalms 89:36, Psalms 89:37, Psalms 91:16, Revelation 1:18
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:14 - I will lengthen 1 Chronicles 4:10 - God granted Psalms 23:6 - for ever Psalms 34:12 - What Psalms 37:18 - their Psalms 72:15 - And he Psalms 133:3 - even life Proverbs 3:2 - long life Proverbs 3:16 - Length Proverbs 10:27 - fear Isaiah 53:10 - he shall prolong John 5:39 - ye think Acts 2:28 - made
Cross-References
Wherefore she said unto Abraham: 'Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.'
And God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: 'God is with thee in all that thou doest.
Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son; but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.'
And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="deu.12.1" class="versetxt"> These are the statutes and the ordinances, which ye shall observe to do in the land which the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. Ye shall surely destroy all the places, wherein the nations that ye are to dispossess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every leafy tree. And ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods; and ye shall destroy their name out of that place. Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, even unto His habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come; and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock; and there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee. Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes; for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth thee. But when ye go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God causeth you to inherit, and He giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; then it shall come to pass that the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause His name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD. And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath no portion nor inheritance with you. Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest; but in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee. Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh within all thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which He hath given thee; the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart. Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water. Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the offering of thy hand; but thou shalt eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thy hand unto. Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land. When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as He hath promised thee, and thou shalt say: 'I will eat flesh', because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy soul. If the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to put His name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat within thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul. Howbeit as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof; the unclean and the clean may eat thereof alike. Only be stedfast in not eating the blood; for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh. Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water. Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD. Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose; and thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God; and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out against the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh. Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the eyes of the LORD thy God. When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying: 'How used these nations to serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.' Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God; for every abomination to the LORD, which He hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] him,.... Both for himself, as man, when he was about to die, that he might be raised to life again, which was granted him; and for his people, that they might live spiritually and eternally, and accordingly life is given to him for them; and he has power to give it to as many as the Father has given him, John 17:2;
[even] length of days for ever and ever; the life he has for himself as man is what will ever continue; he will die no more, death will have no more dominion over him; he will live for evermore, and that to make intercession for his members, Romans 6:9; and the life which is granted them at his request is an everlasting one, both as to body and soul; for though they die as other men, they shall live again in the resurrection of the just, and never die more, but shall be like the angels in heaven; and as for the second death, that shall not harm them, nor have any power over them; they will live and reign with Christ for ever.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He asked life of thee - An expression similar to this occurs in Psalms 61:5-6, âFor thou, O God, hast heard my vows;...Thou wilt prolong the kingâs life, and his years to many generations.â The expression in both cases implies that there had been a prayer for âlife,â as if life were in danger. The expression itself would be applicable to a time of sickness, or to danger of any kind, and here it is used doubtless in reference to the exposure of life in going into battle, or in going forth to war. In this apprehended peril he prayed that God would defend him. He earnestly sought protection as he went forth to the perils of war.
And thou gavest it him - Thou didst hear and answer his prayer. He was saved from danger.
Even length of days forever and ever - Thou didst grant him more than he asked. He sought life for himself; thou bast not only granted that, but hast granted to him the assurance that he should live in his posterity to all generations. The idea is, that there would be an indefinite contination of his race. His posterity would occupy his throne, and there would be no end to his reign thus prolonged. Beyond all his petitions and his hopes, God bad given the assurance that his reign would be permanent and enduring. We cannot suppose that he understood this as if it were a promise made to him personally, that âheâ would live and would occupy the throne forever; but the natural interpretation is that which would refer it to his posterity, and to the perpetuity of the reign of his family or descendants. A similar promise occurs elsewhere: 2 Samuel 7:13, 2 Samuel 7:16; compare the notes at Psalms 18:50. It is by no means an uncommon thing that God gives us more than we asked in our prayers. The offering of prayer is not only the means of securing the blessing which we asked, but also often of securing much more important blessings which we did not ask. If the expression were allowable it might be said that the prayer âsuggestedâ to the divine mind the conferring of all needed blessings, or it indicates such a state of mind on the part of him who prays that God âtakes occasionâ to confer blessings which were not asked; as a request made by a child to a parent for a specific favor is followed not only by granting âthatâ favor, but by bestowing others of which the child did not think. The state of mind on the part of the child was such as to âdisposeâ the parent to grant much larger blessings.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 21:4. He asked life of thee — This verse has caused some interpreters to understand the Psalm of Hezekiah's sickness, recovery, and the promised addition to his life of fifteen years; but it may be more literally understood of the Messiah, of whom David was the type, and in several respects the representative.
