Psalms 21:2

Thou hast given him his heart's desire,.... Which the church had prayed for in Psa 20:4; whatever Christ's heart desired, or his lips requested, has been given him;

and hast not withholden the…

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire - See the notes at Psa 20:4. This had been the prayer of the people that God would “grant him according to his own heart, and fulfil all his counsel,” and this…

David here speaks for himself in the first place, professing that his joy was in God's strength and in his salvation, and not in the strength or success of his armies. He also directs his subjects…

This verse refers chiefly, but not exclusively, to the prayers for the success of the expedition referred to in Psa 20:3-5.