Psalms 21

1 For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O LORD, in Thy strength the king rejoiceth; and in Thy salvation how greatly doth he exult!

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 the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. (Selah)

You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)

3 For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine 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; even 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; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.

His glory is great in your salvation: honor and majesty have you laid on him.

6 For Thou makest him most blessed for ever; Thou makest him glad with joy in Thy presence.

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

7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, yea, in the mercy 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 be equal to all thine enemies; thy right hand shall overtake 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 thine anger; the LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath, 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 device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

For they intended evil against you: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

12 For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

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, O LORD, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.

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