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!

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall reioyce in thy strength, O Lord: yea how greatly shall he reioyce in thy saluation!

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

Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire, and hast not denyed him 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 diddest preuent him with liberall blessings, and didest set a crowne of pure gold vpon his head.

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

He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.

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

His glory is great in thy saluation: dignitie and honour hast thou laid vpon him.

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

For thou hast set him as blessings for euer: thou hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenance.

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

Because the King trusteth in the Lord, and in the mercie of the most High, he shall not slide.

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

Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, and thy right hand shall finde out them that 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 shalt make them like a fierie ouen in time of thine anger: the Lord shall destroy them in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.

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

Their fruite shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seede from the children of men.

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

For they intended euill against thee, and imagined mischiefe, but they shall not preuaile.

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

Therefore shalt thou put them aparte, and the strings of thy bowe shalt thou make readie against their faces.

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

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: so will we sing and prayse thy power.