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.

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

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

You gave the desire of his heart to him, And You have not withheld 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 You put blessings of goodness before him, You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

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

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

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

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

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

For You make him blessings forever, You cause him to rejoice with joy, By Your countenance.

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

For the king is trusting in YHWH, And in the kindness of the Most High he is not moved.

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

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

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.

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

You destroy their fruit from earth, And their seed from the sons 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 stretched out evil against You, They devised a wicked scheme, they do not prevail,

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

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

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

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