Psalms 21

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

To victorie, the salm of Dauid. Lord, the kyng schal be glad in thi vertu; and he schal ful out haue ioye greetli on thin helthe.

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

Thou hast youe to hym the desire of his herte; and thou hast not defraudid hym of the wille of hise lippis.

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

For thou hast bifor come hym in the blessyngis of swetnesse; thou hast set on his heed a coroun of preciouse stoon.

4 He asked life of you, and you gave him length of days for ever and ever.

He axide of thee lijf, and thou yauest to hym; the lengthe of daies in to the world, `and in to the world of world.

5 His glory is great in your salvation: you will crown him with glory and majesty.

His glorie is greet in thin helthe; thou schalt putte glorie, and greet fayrnesse on hym.

6 For you will give him a blessing for ever and ever: you will gladden him with joy with your countenance.

For thou schalt yyue hym in to blessing in to the world of world; thou schalt make hym glad in ioye with thi cheer.

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

For the kyng hopith in the Lord; and in the merci of the hiyeste he schal not be moued.

8 Let your hand be found by all your enemies: let your right hand find all that hate you.

Thyn hond be foundun to alle thin enemyes; thi riythond fynde alle hem that haten thee.

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

Thou schalt putte hem as a furneis of fier in the tyme of thi cheer; the Lord schal disturble hem in his ire, and fier schal deuoure hem.

10 You shall destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [amongst] the sons of men.

Thou schalt leese the fruyt of hem fro erthe; and `thou schalt leese the seed of hem fro the sones of men.

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

For thei bowiden yuels ayens thee; thei thouyten counseils, whiche thei myyten not stablische.

12 For you shall make them [turn their] back in your latter end, you will prepare their face.

For thou schalt putte hem abac; in thi relifs thou schalt make redi the cheer of hem.

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

Lord, be thou enhaunsid in thi vertu; we schulen synge, and seie opinly thi vertues.