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 leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The king rejoiceth in thy strength, O LORD! Yea, he doth greatly exult in thy protection.

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

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not denied him the request of his lips. (Pause)

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

Yea, thou hast met him with rich blessings, Thou hast placed a crown of pure gold upon his head.

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

He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him; Even long life, enduring for ever.

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

Great is his glory through thine aid; Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of thy countenance.

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 trusteth in the LORD; And through the goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

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

Thy hand shall overtake all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake them that hate thee.

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.

Thou wilt make them like a burning oven in the time of thine anger; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

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

Their offspring shalt thou destroy from the earth, And their posterity 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.

For they spread a net of mischief against thee; They devised plots against thee, but they did not prevail.

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

Therefore thou wilt cause them to turn their backs; Thou wilt make ready thine arrows upon the strings against them.

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

Exalt thyself, O LORD! by thy strength! So will we sing, and praise thy mighty deeds.