5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
5 His glory is great through your salvation; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
5 You lifted him high and bright as a cumulus cloud, then dressed him in rainbow colors.
5 His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
5 Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory.
16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
16 For the Lord builds up Zion; he appears in his glory;
16 When God rebuilds Zion, when he shows up in all his glory,
16 For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem. He will appear in his glory.
(Read Psalm 102:12-22)
We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected. When we consider our own vileness, our darkness and deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the law. Redemption is the subject of praise in the Christian church; and that great work is described by the temporal deliverance and restoration of Israel. Look down upon us, Lord Jesus; and bring us into the glorious liberty of thy children, that we may bless and praise thy name.
13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
13 Behold, my servant shall act wisely;
13 "Just watch my servant blossom! Exalted, tall, head and shoulders above the crowd!
13 Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.
13 See, my servant will prosper; he will be highly exalted.
(Read Isaiah 52:13-15)
Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christ is Wisdom itself; in the work of our redemption there appeared the wisdom of God in a mystery. Those that saw him, said, Surely never man looked so miserable: never was sorrow like unto his sorrow. But God highly exalted him. That shall be discovered by the gospel of Christ, which could never be told in any other way. And Christ having once shed his blood for sinners, its power still continues. May all opposers see the wisdom of ceasing from their opposition, and be made partakers of the blood of sprinkling, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost; obeying him, and praising his salvation.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 21:5
Commentary on Psalm 21:1-6
(Read Psalm 21:1-6)
Happy the people whose king makes God's strength his confidence, and God's salvation his joy; who is pleased with all the advancements of God kingdom, and trusts God to support him in all he does for the service of it. All our blessings are blessings of goodness, and are owing, not to any merit of ours, but only to God's goodness. But when God's blessings come sooner, and prove richer than we imagine; when they are given before we prayed for them, before we were ready for them, nay, when we feared the contrary; then it may be truly said that he prevented, or went before us, with them. Nothing indeed prevented, or went before Christ, but to mankind never was any favour more preventing than our redemption by Christ. Thou hast made him to be a universal, everlasting blessing to the world, in whom the families of the earth are, and shall be blessed; and so thou hast made him exceeding glad with the countenance thou hast given to his undertaking, and to him in the prosecution of it. The Spirit of prophecy rises from what related to the king, to that which is peculiar to Christ; none other is blessed for ever, much less a blessing for ever.