Psalms 21

1 THE king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.

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

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

3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

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 gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.

5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.

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

For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.

7 For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

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

Thy 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 oven 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 furnace in the time of thy presence; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his anger, 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 mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.

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

For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.

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

Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power.