Psalms 21:3

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness,.... Not temporal, but spiritual blessings, which spring from the grace and goodness of God, and consist of it; and relate to the spiritual and…

For thou preventest him - Thou goest before him; thou dost anticipate him. See Psa 17:13, margin. Our word “prevent” is now most commonly used in the sense of “hinder, stop, or intercept.” This is not…

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…

thou preventest him&c. For prevent, see note on Psa 18:18. Jehovah, as it were, goes to meetthe king and bless him with success (goodness= good things, Pro 24:25): and once more crowns him king. The…