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Psalm 21:2

You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
2You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
3For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
4He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.
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Notice

The king’s heart’s desire and spoken request meet in this song of thanks, where receiving what he asked becomes a reason to praise God.

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Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 20:4May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.Psalm 20 asks God to grant the heart’s desire; Psalm 21 thanks God for having granted it.
Psalm 37:4Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.Both speak of God giving the heart’s desires, while Psalm 37 connects that promise with delight in the LORD.
Proverbs 10:24What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.Both speak of desire being granted; Proverbs contrasts the righteous person’s desire with the fear that overtakes the wicked.
Psalm 2:8–9Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.Asking and receiving link these passages: Psalm 2 promises a gift upon asking, and Psalm 21 celebrates a request already granted.
Proverbs 30:7“Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.Proverbs asks God not to deny a request; Psalm 21 thanks God for a request he has not withheld.
Hebrews 7:25Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.Prayer is the shared thread: the king receives what he asked, while Jesus lives to intercede for those approaching God through him.
Isaiah 49:6–12Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also …God’s giving is the limited shared thread: the king receives his request, while God gives his servant as a light to the nations.
Where this verse fits

Answered prayer. gratitude. praise and worship.

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Encouragement

Answered prayer deserves more than a passing acknowledgment. Here the king’s desire and spoken request become grounds for praise, and the credit belongs to God.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).