After the Battle
Psalms 21:4
In 11 translations
- BSB
- He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.
- KJV
- He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
- WEB
- He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.
- ASV
- He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.
- LSV
- He has asked for life from You, || You have given length of days to him, || For all time and forever.
- YLT
- Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him — length of days, Age-during — and for ever.
- DBY
- He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.
- DRC20:5
- He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.
- GNV
- He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.
- JPS21:5
- He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.
- LXXE20:5
- He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC21:5
- חַיִּ֤ים ׀ שָׁאַ֣ל מִ֭מְּךָ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ אֹ֥רֶךְ יָ֝מִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃KJV:Ps.21.4
- LXX-Br20:5
- Ζωὴν ᾐτήσατό σε, καὶ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ μακρότητα ἡμερῶν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 91:16With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
- Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
- Psalms 119:77May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
- Psalms 61:5–6For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name. Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
- Psalms 133:3It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
- Psalms 119:175Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
- Psalms 89:36–37his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
- Psalms 89:29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
- Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
- Psalms 13:3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
- Psalms 16:10–11For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 21:5 in some Bibles
- 21:4 in most Bibles