Psalms 21

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

Zborovođi. Psalam. Davidov. Jahve, zbog tvoje se moći kralj veseli, zbog pomoći tvoje radosno kliče.

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

Ti mu ispuni želju srca, ne odbi molitve usana njegovih.

3 For you prevent him with the blessings of goodness: you set a crown of pure gold on his head.

Ti ga predusrete blagoslovima sretnim, na glavu mu krunu stavi od suhoga zlata.

4 He asked life of you, and you gave it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

Za život te molio, i ti mu dade premnoge dane - za vijeke vjekova.

5 His glory is great in your salvation: honour and majesty have you laid upon him.

Pomoću tvojom slava je njegova velika, uresio si ga veličanstvom i sjajem.

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

Ti ga učini blagoslovom za vjekove, veseliš ga radošću lica svojega.

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

Doista, kralj se uzda u Jahvu i po dobroti Svevišnjega neće se pokolebati.

8 your hand shall find out all of your enemies: your right hand shall find out those that hate you.

Tvoja ruka nek' pronađe sve dušmane tvoje, desnica tvoja neka stigne one koji te mrze!

9 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.

Nek' budu kao u peći ognjenoj kad se ukaže lice tvoje! Nek' ih Jahve gnjevom uništi, neka ih proguta oganj!

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

Njihovo potomstvo satri sa zemlje i rod im iz sinova ljudskih.

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

Ako li stanu zlo kovati protiv tebe, ako spremaju spletke, neće uspjeti.

12 Therefore shall you make them turn their back, when you shall make ready your arrows upon your strings against the face of them.

Ti ćeš ih natjerati u bijeg, svoj luk ćeš usmjeriti na njih.

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

Ustani, Jahve, u sili svojoj! Daj nam da pjesmama slavimo snagu tvoju!