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 OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH, the king is joyful in Your strength, How greatly he rejoices in Your salvation.

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

You gave the desire of his heart to him, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)

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

For You put blessings of goodness before him, You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

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

He has asked for life from You, You have given length of days to him, For all time and forever.

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

Great [is] his glory in Your salvation, You place splendor and majesty on him.

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

For You make him blessings forever, You cause him to rejoice with joy, By 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 is trusting in YHWH, And in the kindness of the Most High he is not moved.

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

Your hand comes to all Your enemies, Your right hand finds Your haters.

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 make them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Your presence. YHWH swallows them in His anger, And fire devours them.

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

You destroy their fruit from earth, And their seed from the sons of men.

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

For they stretched out evil against You, They devised a wicked scheme, they do not prevail,

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

For You make them turn their back, When You prepare Your strings against their faces.

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

Be exalted, O YHWH, in Your strength, We sing and we praise Your might!