The Meaning of Psalms 21:5 Explained

Psalms 21:5

KJV: His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

YLT: Great is his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

Darby: His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.

ASV: His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

His glory  [is] great  in thy salvation:  honour  and majesty  hast thou laid  upon him. 

What does Psalms 21:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 21:1-13 - Rejoicing In The Strength Of Jehovah
This is a companion to the psalm preceding. The blessings there asked for are here gladly acknowledged to have been granted; and bright anticipations are entertained for the future. How much of this psalm is true only of the ideal King-our Lord! Let us read it with special reference to Him as He rides forth on His white horse, Revelation 19:11-16.
That which the heart desires, the lips at times find difficulty in expressing. God's help always prevents us, that is, "goes before" us, anticipates our needs. The only life that can satisfy is the eternal, but that is ours already if we only knew it. Our beloved dead are more blessed forever, because they see Him "face to face;" but we also may share their joy. Trust in Christ is the secret of immovability. God has exalted Christ to be a Prince and a Savior, and we shall never be at peace until we have done the same, Acts 5:31. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 21

1  A thanksgiving for victory
7  with confidence of further success

What do the individual words in Psalms 21:5 mean?

Great His glory [is] in Your salvation Honor and majesty You have placed upon him
גָּד֣וֹל כְּ֭בוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ ה֥וֹד וְ֝הָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה עָלָֽיו

גָּד֣וֹל  Great 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
כְּ֭בוֹדוֹ  His  glory  [is] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ  in  Your  salvation 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יְשׁוּעָה  
Sense: salvation, deliverance.
ה֥וֹד  Honor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֹוד  
Sense: splendour, majesty, vigour.
וְ֝הָדָר  and  majesty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הָדָר  
Sense: ornament, splendour, honour.
תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה  You  have  placed 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁוָה 
Sense: to agree with, be or become like, level, resemble.
עָלָֽיו  upon  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.