Psalms 21

1 “To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” O Lord, because of thy strength will the king rejoice; and through thy salvation how greatly will he be glad!

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah. And in thy salvation how greatly he shall rejoice!

2 The longing of his heart hast thou given him, and the request of his lips hast thou not withholden. (Selah)

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

3 For thou meetest him unasked with the blessings of happiness: thou settest on his head a crown of pure gold.

For thou meet him with the blessings of goodness. Thou set a crown of fine gold on his head.

4 Life hath he asked of thee, thou gavest it to him, length of days for ever and ever.

He asked life from thee. Thou gave it him, even length of days forever and ever.

5 Great is his honor through thy help: glory and majesty thou layest upon him.

His glory is great in thy salvation. Honor and majesty thou do lay upon him.

6 For thou appointest him to be a blessing for ever: thou makest him glad with joy from thy presence.

For thou make him most blessed forever. Thou make him glad with joy in thy presence.

7 For the king trusteth in the Lord; and through the kindness of the Most High shall he not be moved.

For the king trusts in Jehovah. And through the loving kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

8 Thy hand will reach all thy enemies: thy right hand will reach those that hate thee.

Thy hand will find out all thine enemies. Thy right hand will find out those who hate thee.

9 Thou wilt render them as a fiery oven at the time of thy anger: the Lord in his wrath will destroy them, and a fire will devour them.

Thou will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger. Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

10 Their fruit wilt thou cause to perish from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

Thou will destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from among the sons of men.

11 For they directed against thee evil: they devised a mischievous purpose, which they were not able to perform.

For they intended evil against thee. They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

12 For thou wilt make them turn their back; upon thy bow-strings thou wilt make ready [thy arrows] against their face.

For thou will make them turn their back. Thou will make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.

13 Exalt thyself, O Lord, in thy strength; [and] we will sing and praise thy power.

Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength. We will sing and praise thy power.