Psalms 21

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy 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 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden 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 thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest 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 thee, [and] thou gavest [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 thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy 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 trusteth 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 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

May your hand be found by all your enemies. May your right hand discover all those who hate you.

9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine 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 shalt thou 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 thee: 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 shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.

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

13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power.

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