Psalms 21

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David. In your virtue, Lord, the king will rejoice, and over your salvation, he will exult exceedingly.

[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How greatly he rejoices in your salvation.

2 You have granted him the desire of his heart, and you have not cheated him of the wish of his lips.

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

3 For you have gone ahead of him with blessings of sweetness. You have placed a crown of precious stones on his head.

For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

4 He petitioned you for life, and you have granted him length of days, in the present time, and forever and ever.

He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

5 Great is his glory in your salvation. Glory and great adornment, you will lay upon him.

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

6 For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.

For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

7 Because the king hopes in the Lord, and in the mercy of the Most High, he will not be disturbed.

For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

8 May your hand be found by all your enemies. May your right hand discover all those who hate you.

Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find all those who hate you.

9 You will make them like an oven of fire, in the time of your presence. The Lord will stir them up with his wrath, and fire will devour them.

You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.

10 You will destroy their fruit from the earth and their offspring from the sons of men.

You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the descendants of Adam.

11 For they have turned evils upon you; they have devised plans, which they have not been able to accomplish.

Though they intend evil against you, devising a wicked scheme, they will not succeed.

12 For you will make them turn their back; with your remnants, you will prepare their countenance.

For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

13 Be exalted, Lord, by your own power. We will play music and sing psalms to your virtues.

Be exalted, LORD, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.