Read
Psalm 21:7
For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
5His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.
6For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
7For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
8Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.
Notice
The king's confidence rests on the loving kindness of the Most High, making his security a matter of dependence even amid royal honor.
Questions to write on. Each one opens a new entry with this verse already attached.
Where do you feel pressure to be unshakable in your own strength?
Write on thisHow does the title “Most High” shape your understanding of the loving kindness described here?
Write on thisConnect
Where else Scripture says this
11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.
This verse's connections, by chapterThe Bible's strongest chapter linksHover or tap a book to trace it
Psalm 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.Both connect confidence in the LORD with remaining unmoved, naming his presence and his loving kindness as grounds for security.
Psalm 91:2I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”Both express trust in the LORD as the source of security, with Psalm 91 describing him as refuge and fortress.
Daniel 7:14Dominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which …Both describe enduring royal rule, though Daniel speaks of an everlasting dominion while the psalm grounds the king's stability in God's kindness.
Psalm 20:7–8Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.Both name the LORD as the object of trust; Psalm 20 contrasts that trust with reliance on chariots and horses.
Psalm 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.Both locate security in the LORD, with Psalm 18 expressing that dependence through images of rock, fortress, and shield.
Hebrews 2:13Again, “I will put my trust in him.” Again, “Behold, here I am with the children whom God has given me.”Both speak of trust in God, though Hebrews does not repeat the promise that the king will remain secure.
1 Samuel 30:6David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his …Both portray dependence on the LORD, with David seeking strength in his God when distressed and threatened.
Proverbs 20:28Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.Both connect a king's security with love; the psalm names the Most High's loving kindness as its source.
Acts 2:25For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.Both connect remaining unmoved with the Lord, though Acts speaks of his presence and the psalm of his loving kindness.
Deuteronomy 32:8–9When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the children of men, he set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of …Both name God as the Most High; one describes his kindness toward the king, the other his ordering of nations.
Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”In the psalm, trust in God grounds the king's security; in Matthew, trust in God becomes the subject of a taunt.
Where this verse fits
Leadership weight. fear for the future. praise and worship.
One step
Something small to carry out of this verse
Encouragement
The king has received honor and majesty, yet he still depends on God. His place is secure through the loving kindness of the Most High.
Now put it in your words.
Start an entry on Psalm 21:7. Write what it stirs. Psalmlog sets your words beside Scripture and gives you one next step. Your first entry is free, no account needed.
Keep goingPsalm 21 · the whole chapter with its connection mapPsalms · every chapterBuild a reading plan through Psalms
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).