Psalms 21

1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

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

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

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

3 For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.

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

4 He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

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

5 His glory is great in your salvation: honour and authority have you put on him.

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

6 For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.

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

7 For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

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

8 Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

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

9 You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.

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.

10 Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

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

11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

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

12 Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.

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

13 Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength; so will we make songs in praise of your power.

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