Psalms 21

1 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!

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

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

You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.

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

For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

4 He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.

He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.

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

Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.

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

For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

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

For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

8 Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, and thy right hand shall finde out them that hate thee.

Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

9 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.

You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.

10 Their fruite shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seede from the children of men.

You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.

11 For they intended euill against thee, and imagined mischiefe, but they shall not preuaile.

Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

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

For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

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

Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.