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Psalms 21:13

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power.

Psalms 21:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 21:13

Theological / Devotional

Be thou exalted. Like Ps. 20, the psalm ends with a prayer. The psalmist has completed, on the lips of the congregation, his good wishes and prophecies for the king. Now he turns to Jehovah and prays Him to reveal Himself as the source of all His people’s strength (as in v. 1). Here is a final picture of universal praise (see Rev. 7:10–12; 12:10; 19:1–3).

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