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 your strength, O LORD; and in your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

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

You 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 you prevent him with the blessings of goodness: you set a crown of pure gold on his head.

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

He asked life of you, and you gave it him, even 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 your salvation: honor and majesty have you laid on him.

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

For you have made him most blessed for ever: you have made him exceeding glad with your 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 trusts 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.

Your hand shall find out all your enemies: your right hand shall find out those that hate you.

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:

You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger: the LORD shall 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.

Their fruit shall you 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 intended evil against you: they imagined a mischievous 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.

Therefore shall you make them turn their back, when you shall make ready your arrows on your strings against the face of them.

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

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