Psalms 21

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

To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

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

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

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

For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.

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

He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

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

His glory is great in your salvation: honour and authority have you put on him.

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

For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.

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

For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

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

Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

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.

You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.

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

Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

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

For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

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

Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.

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

Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength; so will we make songs in praise of your power.