King James Version

Psalms 21:2

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 21:3.

תַּאֲוַ֣תtaavatdaintyתַּאֲוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “dainty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8378a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also H6914 (קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה).לִ֭בּוֹlibvocomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…נָתַ֣תָּהnatatahgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לּ֑וֹlvotoלּ֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁתvaareshetand requestאֲרֶשֶׁתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and request”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH782a longing forrequest.שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatayvlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.מָנַ֥עְתָּmanatadenyמָנַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “deny”, a completed actionH4513to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injurydeny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.סֶּֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(21-3) Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. [Selah

Young’s Literal Translation

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

World English Bible

You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

Darby Translation

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

Douay-Rheims

O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(21-3) Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast granted him the desire of his soul, and hast not withheld from him the request of his lips. Pause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ, καὶ τὴν δέησιν τῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐστέρησας αὐτόν· διάψαλμα.