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Psalms 21:4

NETBible	He asked you to sustain his life,¹ and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.²
NIV © biblegateway Psa 21:4	He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—length of days, for ever and ever.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 21:4	He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 21:4	He asked you to preserve his life, and you have granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 21:4	He wanted a good life; you gave it to him, and then made it a [long] life as a bonus.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 21:4	He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 21:4	He asked you for life; you gave it to him—length of days forever and ever.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 21:4	He asked life from You, and You gave it to him––Length of days forever and ever.
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KJV	He asked <07592> (8804) life <02416> of thee, [and] thou gavest <05414> (8804) [it] him, [even] length <0753> of days <03117> for ever <05769> and ever <05703>_.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 21:4	He asked <07592> life <02425> of You, You gave <05414> it to him, Length <0753> of days <03117> forever <05769> and ever <05703> .
LXXM	(20:5) zwhn <2222> N-ASF hthsato <154> V-AMI-3S se <4771> P-AS kai <2532> CONJ edwkav <1325> V-AAI-2S autw <846> D-DSM makrothta {N-ASF} hmerwn <2250> N-GPF eiv <1519> PREP aiwna <165> N-ASM aiwnov <165> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	He asked <07592> you to sustain his life <02416> , and you have granted <05414> him long <0753> life <03117> and an enduring dynasty <05703> <05769> .
HEBREW	dew <05703> Mlwe <05769> Mymy <03117> Kra <0753> wl <0> httn <05414> Kmm <04480> las <07592> Myyx <02416> (21:4) <21:5>

NETBible

He asked you to sustain his life,¹ and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.²

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “life he asked from you.” Another option is to translate the perfect verbal forms in v. 4 with the present tense, “he asks…you grant.”

²tn Heb “you have granted him length of days forever and ever.” The phrase “length of days,” when used of human beings, usually refers to a lengthy period of time (such as one’s lifetime). See, for example, Deut 30:20; Job 12:12; Ps 91:16; Prov 3:2, 16; Lam 5:20. The additional phrase “forever and ever” is hyperbolic. While it seems to attribute eternal life to the king (see Pss 61:6-7; 72:5 as well), the underlying reality is the king’s enduring dynasty. He will live on, as it were, through his descendants, who will continue to rule over his kingdom long after he has passed off the scene.