Psalms 21

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

For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, the king shall rejoice in your strength; and in your salvation he shall greatly exult.

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 soul, and have not withheld from him the request of his lips. (Pause)

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

For you have prevented him with blessings of goodness: you has set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

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

He asked life of you, and you gave him length of days 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: you will crown him with glory and majesty.

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

For you will give him a blessing for ever and ever: you will gladden him with joy with your countenance.

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

For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.

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

Let your hand be found by all your enemies: let your right hand find all that 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 shall make them as a fiery oven at the time of your presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.

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

You shall destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [among] 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 intended evils against you; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

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 shall make them [turn their] back in your latter end, you will prepare their face.

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

Be you exalted, O Lord, in your strength: we will sing and praise your mighty acts.