Psalms 21

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, the king shall rejoice in your strength; and in your salvation he shall greatly exult.

2 You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.

You have granted him the desire of his soul, and have not withheld from him the request of his lips. (Pause)

3 For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

For you have prevented him with blessings of goodness: you has set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

4 He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.

He asked life of you, and you gave him length of days for ever and ever.

5 Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.

His glory is great in your salvation: you will crown him with glory and majesty.

6 For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

For you will give him a blessing for ever and ever: you will gladden him with joy with your countenance.

7 For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.

8 Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

Let your hand be found by all your enemies: let your right hand find all that hate you.

9 You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.

You shall make them as a fiery oven at the time of your presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.

10 You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.

You shall destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [amongst] the sons of men.

11 Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

For they intended evils against you; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

12 For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

For you shall make them [turn their] back in your latter end, you will prepare their face.

13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.

Be you exalted, O Lord, in your strength: we will sing and praise your mighty acts.