Psalms 21

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

To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

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

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. (Selah)

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

For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

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

Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him — length of days, Age-during — and for ever.

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

Great [is] his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

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

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy 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 is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

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

Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.

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.

Thou makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them.

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

Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest, And their seed 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 stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

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 Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.

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

Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!