Psalms 21

1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah. And in thy salvation how greatly he shall rejoice!

Unto the end. A psalm for David. In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

2 Thou have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.

3 For thou meet him with the blessings of goodness. Thou set a crown of fine gold on his head.

For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

4 He asked life from thee. Thou gave it him, even length of days forever and ever.

He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.

5 His glory is great in thy salvation. Honor and majesty thou do lay upon him.

His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.

6 For thou make him most blessed forever. Thou make him glad with joy in thy presence.

For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.

7 For the king trusts in Jehovah. And through the loving kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

8 Thy hand will find out all thine enemies. Thy right hand will find out those who hate thee.

Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.

9 Thou will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger. Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.

10 Thou will destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from among the sons of men.

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.

11 For they intended evil against thee. They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

12 For thou will make them turn their back. Thou will make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.

For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.

13 Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength. We will sing and praise thy power.

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.