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.

Unto the end. A psalm for David. In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

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

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.

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

For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

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

He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever 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: glory and great beauty shalt thou 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 shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.

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

For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy 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.

Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that 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 shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.

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

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

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

For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

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

For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.

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

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.