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!

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH, the king is joyful in Your strength, How greatly he rejoices in Your salvation.

2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. (Selah)

You gave the desire of his heart to him, And You 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 put blessings of goodness before him, You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

4 He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.

He has asked for life from You, You have given length of days to him, For all time and forever.

5 His glory is great through Thy salvation; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.

Great [is] his glory in Your salvation, You place splendor and majesty on him.

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

For You make him blessings forever, You cause him to rejoice with joy, By 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 is trusting in YHWH, And in the kindness of the Most High he is not moved.

8 Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee.

Your hand comes to all Your enemies, Your right hand finds Your haters.

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 make them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Your presence. YHWH swallows them in His anger, And fire devours them.

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

You destroy their fruit from earth, And their seed from the sons of men.

11 For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

For they stretched out evil against You, They devised a wicked scheme, they do not prevail,

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

For You make them turn their back, When You prepare Your strings against their faces.

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

Be exalted, O YHWH, in Your strength, We sing and we praise Your might!