Psalms 21

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

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. In your virtue, Lord, the king will rejoice, and over your salvation, he will exult exceedingly.

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

You have granted him the desire of his heart, and you have not cheated him of the wish of his lips.

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

For you have gone ahead of him with blessings of sweetness. You have placed a crown of precious stones on his head.

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

He petitioned you for life, and you have granted him length of days, in the present time, and forever and ever.

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

Great is his glory in your salvation. Glory and great adornment, you will lay upon him.

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

For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.

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

Because the king hopes in the Lord, and in the mercy of the Most High, he will not be disturbed.

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

May your hand be found by all your enemies. May your right hand discover all those who hate 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 an oven of fire, in the time of your presence. The Lord will stir them up with his wrath, and fire will devour them.

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

You will destroy their fruit from the earth and their offspring from the sons of men.

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

For they have turned evils upon you; they have devised plans, which they have not been able to accomplish.

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

For you will make them turn their back; with your remnants, you will prepare their countenance.

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

Be exalted, Lord, by your own power. We will play music and sing psalms to your virtues.