What Does Psalm 21:7 Mean in the King James?
For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The king’s stability is received through trust in the LORD and the Most High’s faithful love.
THE MEANING
This verse speaks of a life that relies on the LORD and is held steady by the Most High’s faithful love. Even the king’s footing rests on that trust and love.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The belief that status makes a person unshakable gives way: the king’s steadiness comes through trust and faithful love.
THE ROOT
בֹּטֵחַ
bōṭēaḥ
GROWS FROM
בטח
To feel secure, trust, or rely with confidence.
“trusteth” in this verse is bōṭēaḥ. This word carries reliance with a sense of security. The verse joins the king’s trusting with the steadiness that follows.
ALSO GROWS
beṭaḥ: Security; safely.
בֶּטַח
The same root names security as well as trust, joining the king’s reliance to his unshaken footing.
mibṭāḥ: Confidence; refuge.
מִבְטָח
This form can name a basis of confidence, bringing the king’s reliance into view as trust placed in another.
חֶסֶד
ḥesed
GROWS FROM
חסד
Faithful love; loyal kindness.
“mercy” in this verse is ḥesed. The verse grounds the king’s steadiness in the Most High’s faithful love. Chesed holds kindness and loyalty together, so this support is both tender and dependable.
ALSO GROWS
ḥāsîd: A faithful or devoted person.
חָסִיד
This related word describes someone marked by the loyal quality named here as the Most High’s faithful love.
ḥasîdîm: Faithful or devoted ones.
חֲסִידִים
The plural carries that same quality across a people, showing faithful love as a sustaining bond.
THE PATTERN
Trust anchored in the LORD gives a life steadiness that threat and change cannot dislodge.
A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.THE THREAD
A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.This verse echoes Psalm 21:7 in both its word for trust and its word for being moved. The king’s steadiness opens into a wider image: all who trust in the LORD are like a mountain that remains.
Read the SDV Bible.
Every verse has a Deep Dive in the app.
The iPhone Bible app with the Selah Decoded Version.
Does something in this reading look wrong? Tell us