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 Melody of David. O Yahweh, in thy strength, will the king rejoice, and, in thy salvation, how greatly will he exult!
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 withheld. (Selah)
3 For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
For thou wilt come to meet him, with the blessings of goodness, Thou wilt set 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, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age-abiding and beyond.
5 Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
Great is his glory, in thy salvation, Honour and majesty, wilt thou lay upon him;
6 For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
For thou wilt appoint him blessings evermore, wilt cheer him with joy by thy 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 Yahweh, and, in the lovingkindness of the Highest, shall he not be shaken.
8 Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who 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 make them like a furnace of fire, at the time of thy presence, —Yahweh, in his anger, will swallow them up, and there shall consume them a fire:
10 You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
Their fruit—out of the earth, wilt thou destroy, and their seed, from among the sons of men;
11 Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish.
12 For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow-strings, wilt thou make ready against their face.
13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
Be exalted, O Yahweh, in thy strength! With song and with string will we sound forth thy power.
