Psalms 21:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

His glory is great in your salvation: honour and authority have you put on him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫חַיִּ֤ים ׀ שָׁאַ֣ל מִ֭מְּךָ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ אֹ֥רֶךְ יָ֝מִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃‬

Transliteration

ḥayyîm šāʾal from-you nātattā lô ʾōrek yāmîm ʿôlām wāʿed

Grammar Details

• *ḥayyîm*: masculine plural noun - life
• *šāʾal*: 3rd person masculine singular Qal perfect - he asked
• *nātattā*: 2nd person masculine singular Qal perfect - you gave
• *lô*: preposition lamed + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him
• *ʾōrek*: masculine singular construct noun - length of
• *yāmîm*: masculine plural noun - days
• *ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - forever/eternity
• *wāʿed*: conjunction waw + masculine singular noun - and perpetuity

Word Meanings

• *ḥayyîm*: life/living/lifetime
• *šāʾal*: asked/requested/petitioned
• *ʾōrek*: length/duration/extension
• *yāmîm*: days/lifetime/time
• *ʿôlām*: forever/eternal/everlasting
• *wāʿed*: perpetuity/eternity/continuing

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 7:8-9 : 8 Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel: 9 And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.
• 2 Sam 7:19 : 19 And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!
• 1 Chr 17:11-15 : 11 And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong. 12 He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever. 13 I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you; 14 But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned. 15 So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
• 1 Chr 17:27 : 27 And now you have been pleased to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you; you, O Lord, have given your blessing, and a blessing will be on it for ever.
• Ps 3:3 : 3 But your strength, O Lord, is round me, you are my glory and the lifter up of my head.
• Ps 8:5 : 5 For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.
• Ps 62:7 : 7 In God is my salvation, and my glory; the Rock of my strength, and my safe place.
• Ps 96:6 : 6 Honour and glory are before him: strong and fair is his holy place.
• Ps 110:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> The Lord said to my lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put all those who are against you under your feet.
• Isa 49:5-7 : 5 And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength. 6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth. 7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
• Isa 63:1 : 1 Who is this who comes from Edom, with blood-red robes from Bozrah? he whose clothing is fair, stepping with pride in his great strength? I whose glory is in the right, strong for salvation.
• Matt 28:18 : 18 And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
• John 13:31-32 : 31 Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is glory given to the Son of man, and God is given glory in him. 32 If God is given glory in him, God will give him glory in himself, and will give him glory even now.
• John 17:1 : 1 Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you:
• John 17:5 : 5 And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.
• John 17:22 : 22 And the glory which you have given to me I have given to them, so that they may be one even as we are one;
• Eph 1:20-22 : 20 By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, 21 Far over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come: 22 And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,
• Phil 2:9-9 : 9 For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name; 10 So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld, 11 And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• Heb 8:1 : 1 Now of the things we are saying this is the chief point: We have such a high priest, who has taken his place at the right hand of God's high seat of glory in heaven,
• 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 Who has gone into heaven, and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been put under his rule.
• Rev 5:8-9 : 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty rulers went down on their faces before the Lamb, having every one an instrument of music, and gold vessels full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation, 10 And have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are ruling on the earth. 11 And I saw, and there came to my ears the sound of a great number of angels round about the high seat and the beasts and the rulers; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a great voice, It is right to give to the Lamb who was put to death, power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing. 13 And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.