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!

“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” O Lord, because of thy strength will the king rejoice; and through thy salvation how greatly will he be glad!

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

The longing of his heart hast thou given him, and the request of his lips hast thou not withholden. (Selah)

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

For thou meetest him unasked with the blessings of happiness: thou settest on his head a crown of pure gold.

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

Life hath he asked of thee, thou gavest it to him, length of days for ever and ever.

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

Great is his honor through thy help: glory and majesty thou layest upon him.

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

For thou appointest him to be a blessing for ever: thou makest him glad with joy from thy presence.

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

For the king trusteth in the Lord; and through the kindness of the Most High shall he not be moved.

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

Thy hand will reach all thy enemies: thy right hand will reach those that hate thee.

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.

Thou wilt render them as a fiery oven at the time of thy anger: the Lord in his wrath will destroy them, and a fire will devour them.

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

Their fruit wilt thou cause to perish from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

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

For they directed against thee evil: they devised a mischievous purpose, which they were not able to perform.

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

For thou wilt make them turn their back; upon thy bow-strings thou wilt make ready [thy arrows] against their face.

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

Exalt thyself, O Lord, in thy strength; [and] we will sing and praise thy power.