Psalm 21:13

After the Battle · Psalm 21:1–13
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Translations

Modern
Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
Traditional
Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Literal
Be exalted, O YHWH, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your might.
Latin
Exaltare, Domine, in virtute tua; cantabimus et psallemus virtutes tuas.

Original

Hebrew
English
Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.

Notes

Be exalted (compare Psalm 57:5, 11; 108:5) expresses communal praise and joy in God’s greatness and power.

God’s people thank him for giving victory to the king.

This series of psalms shows a journey from confidence and commitment (Psalms 20–21), through anguish and abandonment (Psalm 22), and finally to comfort, insight, and hope (Psalms 23–24).

Theme notes and profiles

David Royal Psalms

Parallels

Proverbs 21:1–31

Glossary

David Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

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