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 Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

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 withholden 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 preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest 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 of thee, thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.

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

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty dost thou 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 makest him most blessed for ever: thou makest 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 trusteth in the LORD, and through the lovingkindness 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.

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those 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 as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger. The LORD 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 fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among 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 evil against thee: they imagined 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 shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

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 praise thy power.