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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

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