Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 21:2

"Thou hast given him his heart`s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah" — Psalms 21:2 (ASV)

Request. —The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else, but is connected with a root, to be poor, and, therefore, in want. The "not" is emphatic: And the request of his lips you have by no means withheld. The mention in Psalms 21:4 of a prayer for long life, or perhaps, rather, continuance of life, suggests that this “request” was uttered in sickness. On the other hand the general tone of the psalm connects it with a victory.