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 thy strength, O Lord; and in thy 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)

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden 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 thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest 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 thee, and thou gavest 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 thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy 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 trusteth 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.

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

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.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine 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 intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

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, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

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

13 Be Thou exalted, O LORD, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.

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