The author of Psalm 21 is David. When God answers our prayers for victory, we must quickly and openly thank him for his help.
"O Lord, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give! You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request of his lips. You welcomed him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked you for life, and you gave it to him -- length of days, for ever and ever. Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty. Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence."
~ Psalm 21:1-6
David described all that he had as gifts from God: "the desire of his heart," rich blessings, a crown of pure gold, long life, splendor and majesty, eternal blessings, gladness. We too must look upon all we have -- position, family, talent -- as gifts from God. Only then will we use them to give glory back to him.
"For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken". ~ Psalm 21:7
A good leader trusts the Lord and depends upon his unfailing love. Too often leaders trust in their own cleverness, popular support or military power. But God is above all these "gods". If you aspire to leadership, keep the Lord God at the center of your life and depend on him. His wisdom is the best strength you can have. Because David trusted in God, God would not let him be shaken. When we trust in God, we have permanence and stability. We may lose a great deal - families, jobs, material possessions-but we cannot be shaken from God's favor. He will be our foundation of solid rock. He will never leave or desert us.
Psalm 21 / The New International Version
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How great is his joy in the victories you give!
2 You have granted him the desire of his heart
and have not withheld the request of his lips.
3 You welcomed him with rich blessings
and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever.
5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great;
you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
6 Surely you have granted him eternal blessings
and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;
through the unfailing love of the Most High
he will not be shaken.
8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies;
your right hand will seize your foes.
9 At the time of your appearing
you will make them like a fiery furnace.
In his wrath the LORD will swallow them up,
and his fire will consume them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
their posterity from mankind.
11 Though they plot evil against you
and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
12 For you will make them turn their backs
when you aim at them with drawn bow.
13 Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength;
we will sing and praise your might,