For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
Parallel translations
- WEB For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
- KJV For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
- NKJV For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
- NASB For You make him most blessed forever; You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.
- NLT You have endowed him with eternal blessings and given him the joy of your presence.
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Quick answer
God makes the king blessed forever and fills him with joy in his presence. Lasting blessing and gladness come from nearness to God.
Overview
The king is made the recipient of perpetual blessing and is gladdened by the joy of God's presence. The deepest blessing is fellowship with God himself. This anticipates the Messiah, who lives in unbroken fellowship with the Father and brings his people into that same joy of God's presence forever (Ps 16:11).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Acts 2:28You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
- Ps 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
- Ps 16:11You 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.
- Gal 3:9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
- Luke 2:10–11But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
- Acts 3:26When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
- Gen 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Ps 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
- Gal 3:14He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
- Luke 2:30–32For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
- Ps 63:2–5So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
- Ps 72:17–19May 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.
- 1 Chr 17:27So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”
- Ps 4:6–7Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
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