Psalms 21

1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah. And in thy salvation how greatly he shall rejoice!

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

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

3 For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.

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

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

He asked life from thee. Thou gave it him, even length of days forever and ever.

5 His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.

His glory is great in thy salvation. Honor and majesty thou do lay upon him.

6 For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.

For thou make him most blessed forever. Thou make him glad with joy in thy presence.

7 For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

For the king trusts in Jehovah. And through the loving kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

8 Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

Thy hand will find out all thine enemies. Thy right hand will find out those who hate thee.

9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thy presence; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his anger, and the fire shall devour them:

Thou will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger. Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

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

Thou will destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from among the sons of men.

11 For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.

For they intended evil against thee. They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

12 For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.

For thou will make them turn their back. Thou will make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.

13 Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power.

Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength. We will sing and praise thy power.