Psalms 21

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

For the leader. A psalm of David. The king rejoices, Lord, in your might, how he exults because of your help!

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

You have granted to him his heart’s desire, you have not withheld his lips’ request. (Selah)

3 For thou puttest before him blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

You came to meet him with rich blessings, you set on his head a golden crown.

4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

He asked you for life, you gave it – many long days, forever and ever.

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

Great is his glory because of your help, honour and majesty you lay upon him.

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

For you make him most blessed forever, you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

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

For the king puts always his trust in the Lord; the Most High, in his love, will preserve him unshaken.

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

Your hand will reach all your foes, your right hand, all who hate you.

9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: Yhwh shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

You will make them like a furnace of fire, when you appear, Lord. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire will devour them.

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

You will sweep their offspring from the earth, their children from humanity.

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

When they scheme against you and hatch evil plots – they will fail.

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 you aim your bow at their faces, make them turn in flight.

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

Be exalted, Lord, in your strength, to your might we shall sing and make music.