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.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall reioyce in thy strength, O Lord: yea how greatly shall he reioyce in thy saluation!

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

Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire, and hast not denyed him the request of his lips. (Selah)

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

For thou diddest preuent him with liberall blessings, and didest set a crowne of pure gold vpon his head.

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 gauest him a long life for euer and euer.

5 His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.

His glory is great in thy saluation: dignitie and honour hast thou laid vpon him.

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 hast set him as blessings for euer: thou hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenance.

7 For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

Because the King trusteth in the Lord, and in the mercie of the most High, he shall not slide.

8 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.

Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, and thy right hand shall finde out them 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 like a fierie ouen in time of thine anger: the Lord shall destroy them in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.

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

Their fruite shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seede from the children 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 euill against thee, and imagined mischiefe, but they shall not preuaile.

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

Therefore shalt thou put them aparte, and the strings of thy bowe shalt thou make readie against their faces.

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: so will we sing and prayse thy power.