Psalms 21:4
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life of thee, and thou gauest it him, euen length of dayes for euer and euer.
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5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.
5For thou, O God, hast heard my vowes: thou hast giuen me the heritage of those that feare thy name.
6††Thou wilt prolong the kings life: and his yeeres as many generations.
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36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
36*His seede shall endure for euer; and his throne as the sunne before me.
37It shalbe established for euer as the Moone: and as a faithfull witnesse in heauen. Selah.
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10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
10*For thou wilt not leaue my soule in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption.
11Thou wilt shewe me the path of life: in thy presence is fulnesse of ioy, at thy right hand there are pleasures for euermore.
- Psalms 72:17Rank 11 from verse 4
17His 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.
17††His name shall endure for euer: his name shalbe continued as long as the sunne: and men shalbe blessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
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Psalms 21:4
The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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1. The extent or measurement of something from end to end. 2. Duration or continuance in time. 3. In “at length,” at last or after a long time.
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length of days
Long life, many years, or continuance of days.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.
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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.
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21:1THE king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
21:1¶ The King shall ioy in thy strength, O LORD: and in thy saluation how greatly shall he reioyce?
21:2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
21:2Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire; and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
21:3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
21:3For thou preuentest him with the blessings of goodnesse: thou settest a Crowne of pure gold on his head.
21:4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
21:4He asked life of thee, and thou gauest it him, euen length of dayes for euer and euer.
Selected passage21:5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
21:5His glory is great in thy saluation: honour and Maiestie hast thou layde vpon him.
21:6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
21:6††For thou hast made him most blessed for euer: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
21:7For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
21:7For the King trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High, he shall not be moued.
21:8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
21:8Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, thy right hand shal finde out those that hate thee.
21:9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
21:9Thou shalt make them as a fiery ouen in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them vp in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.
21:10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
21:10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
21:11For they intended euill against thee: they imagined a mischieuous deuice, which they are not able to performe.
21:12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
21:12‖†Therefore shalt thou make them turne their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrowes vpon thy strings, against the face of them.
21:13Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
21:13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine owne strength: so will wee sing, aud praise thy power.