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!

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The king rejoiceth in thy strength, O LORD! Yea, he doth greatly exult in thy protection.

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

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not denied him the request of his lips. (Pause)

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

Yea, thou hast met him with rich blessings, Thou hast placed a crown of pure gold upon 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; thou gavest it him; Even long life, enduring for ever.

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

Great is his glory through thine aid; Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of thy countenance.

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

For the king trusteth in the LORD; And through the goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

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

Thy hand shall overtake all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake 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 wilt make them like a burning oven in the time of thine anger; Jehovah shall 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.

Their offspring shalt thou destroy from the earth, And their posterity from 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 spread a net of mischief against thee; They devised plots against thee, but they did not prevail.

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

Therefore thou wilt cause them to turn their backs; Thou wilt make ready thine arrows upon the strings against them.

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

Exalt thyself, O LORD! by thy strength! So will we sing, and praise thy mighty deeds.