Psalm 21:4
New International Version
He asked you for life, and you gave it to him— length of days, for ever and ever.

New Living Translation
He asked you to preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever.

English Standard Version
He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.

Berean Standard Bible
He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.

King James Bible
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

New King James Version
He asked life from You, and You gave it to him— Length of days forever and ever.

New American Standard Bible
He asked for life from You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.

NASB 1995
He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.

NASB 1977
He asked life of Thee, Thou didst give it to him, Length of days forever and ever.

Legacy Standard Bible
He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.

Amplified Bible
He asked life of You, And You gave it to him, Long life forever and evermore.

Christian Standard Bible
He asked you for life, and you gave it to him — length of days forever and ever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He asked You for life, and You gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.

American Standard Version
He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He asked you for life and you have given him the length of days to an eternity of eternities.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.

Contemporary English Version
He asked to live a long time, and you promised him life that never ends.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.

English Revised Version
He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He asked you for life. You gave him a long life, forever and ever.

Good News Translation
He asked for life, and you gave it, a long and lasting life.

International Standard Version
He asked life from you, and you gave it to him— a long life for ever and ever.

JPS Tanakh 1917
He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; Even length of days for ever and ever.

Literal Standard Version
He has asked for life from You, | You have given length of days to him, | For all time and forever.

Majority Standard Bible
He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.

New American Bible
He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever.

NET Bible
He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.

New Revised Standard Version
He asked you for life; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.

New Heart English Bible
He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

Webster's Bible Translation
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it to him, even length of days for ever and ever.

World English Bible
He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

Young's Literal Translation
Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.

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Context
After the Battle
3For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold. 4He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever. 5Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.…

Cross References
Psalm 61:6
Increase the days of the king's life; may his years span many generations.

Psalm 91:16
With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation."

Psalm 133:3
It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.

Isaiah 65:22
No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.

Daniel 2:23
To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king."


Treasury of Scripture

He asked life of you, and you gave it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

asked

Psalm 13:3
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Psalm 16:10,11
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption…

Psalm 61:5,6
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name…

length

Psalm 72:17
His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

Psalm 89:29,36,37
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven…

Psalm 91:16
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

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(4) For ever and ever.--This is merely a term for indefinite length. (Comp. the common salutation of a king: 1Kings 1:31; Nehemiah 2:3; Daniel 3:9.) An allusion to the eternal kingdom of the Messiah is not to be forced on the passage.

Verse 4. - He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. The "life" intended cannot be ordinary human life, since in David' s case this certainly did not continue "for ever and ever." We must understand the psalmist to have asked for continuance in his posterity, and this was guaranteed him in the message which God sent him by Nathan (2 Samuel 7:13, 16). In the full sense the promise was, of course, Messianic, being fulfilled only in Christ, the God-Man, who alone of David' s posterity "liveth for ever."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He asked You for
שָׁאַ֣ל (šā·’al)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

life,
חַיִּ֤ים ׀ (ḥay·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

and You granted it—
נָתַ֣תָּה (nā·ṯat·tāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

length
אֹ֥רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 753: Length

of days,
יָ֝מִ֗ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

forever
עוֹלָ֥ם (‘ō·w·lām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

and ever.
וָעֶֽד׃ (wā·‘eḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5703: A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity


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