< Psalms 21 >

1 Unto the end. A psalm for David. In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.
For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, the king shall rejoice in thy strength; and in thy salvation he shall greatly exult.
2 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.
Thou hast granted him the desire of his soul, and hast not withheld from him the request of his lips. (Pause)
3 For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.
For thou hast prevented him with blessings of goodness: thou has set upon his head a crown of precious stone.
4 He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.
5 His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.
His glory is great in thy salvation: thou wilt crown him with glory and majesty.
6 For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.
For thou wilt give him a blessing for ever and ever: thou wilt gladden him with joy with thy countenance.
7 For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.
8 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.
Let thy hand be found by all thine enemies: let thy right hand find all that hate thee.
9 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.
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven at the time of thy presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.
10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.
Thou shalt destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [among] the sons of men.
11 For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.
For they intended evils against thee; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.
12 For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.
For thou shalt make them [turn their] back in thy latter end, thou wilt prepare their face.
13 Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.
Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: we will sing and praise thy mighty acts.

< Psalms 21 >