Psalms 21

1 For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, the king shall rejoice in thy strength; and in thy salvation he shall greatly exult.

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Yhwh; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

2 Thou hast granted him the desire of his soul, and hast not withheld from him the request of his lips. (Pause)

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. (Selah)

3 For thou hast prevented him with blessings of goodness: thou has set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

For thou puttest before him blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

5 His glory is great in thy salvation: thou wilt crown him with glory and majesty.

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

6 For thou wilt give him a blessing for ever and ever: thou wilt gladden him with joy with thy countenance.

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

7 For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.

For the king trusteth in Yhwh, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

8 Let thy hand be found by all thine enemies: let thy right hand find all that hate thee.

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven at the time of thy presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: Yhwh shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

10 Thou shalt destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [among] the sons of men.

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

11 For they intended evils against thee; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

12 For thou shalt make them [turn their] back in thy latter end, thou wilt prepare their face.

Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

13 Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: we will sing and praise thy mighty acts.

Be thou exalted, Yhwh, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.