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1-14]] is closely attached Psa 20:1-9, because its commencement is as it were the echo of the prayer with which the former closes; and to Psa 20:1-9 is closely attached Psa 21:1-13, because both Psalms refer to the same event relatively, as prayer and thanksgiving. Psa 20:1-9 is an intercessory psalm of the nation, and Psa 21:1-13 a thanksgiving psalm of the nation, on behalf of its king. It is clearly manifest that the two Psalms form a pair, being connected by unity of author and subject. They both open somewhat uniformly with a synonymous parallelism of the members, [[Bible_(King_James)/Psalms|Psa 20:
