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 the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

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

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withheld 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 hast met him with the blessings of goodness: thou hast set a crown of pure gold on 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 gavest [it] to him, [even] 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: honor and majesty hast thou laid upon 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 made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad 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 trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High 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.

Thy hand shall find out all thy enemies: thy right hand shall find out those 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 in the time of thy 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 shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among 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 evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].

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

Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thy arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.

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

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thy own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power.