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!
Yahweh, ([I], your king am glad/the king is glad) because you have caused me/him to be strong. (I rejoice/he rejoices) greatly because you have rescued me/him [from my/his enemies].
2 The longing of his heart hast thou given him, and the request of his lips hast thou not withholden. (Selah)
You have given me/him the things that I/he [SYN] desired and you have not refused to do what I requested you to do.
3 For thou meetest him unasked with the blessings of happiness: thou settest on his head a crown of pure gold.
In answer to my/his prayer, you enabled me/him to succeed and prosper. You placed a gold crown on my/his head.
4 Life hath he asked of thee, thou gavest it to him, length of days for ever and ever.
I/He asked you to enable me/him to live [for a long time], and that is what you gave me/him, a very long [HYP] life.
5 Great is his honor through thy help: glory and majesty thou layest upon him.
(I am/He is) greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.
6 For thou appointest him to be a blessing for ever: thou makest him glad with joy from thy presence.
You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.
7 For the king trusteth in the Lord; and through the kindness of the Most High shall he not be moved.
Yahweh, you are God Almighty, and (I trust/the king trusts) in you. Because you faithfully love me/him, disastrous things will never happen to me/him.
8 Thy hand will reach all thy enemies: thy right hand will reach those that hate thee.
You will enable me/him to capture [MTY] all my/his enemies and all those who hate me/him.
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.
When you appear, you will throw them into a fiery furnace. Because you are angry [with them], you will get rid of them; the fire will burn them up.
10 Their fruit wilt thou cause to perish from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear.
11 For they directed against thee evil: they devised a mischievous purpose, which they were not able to perform.
They planned to harm you, but what they plan will never succeed.
12 For thou wilt make them turn their back; upon thy bow-strings thou wilt make ready [thy arrows] against their face.
You will cause them to run away [IDM] by shooting arrows at them.
13 Exalt thyself, O Lord, in thy strength; [and] we will sing and praise thy power.
Yahweh, show us that you are very strong! When you do that, while we sing we will praise you because you are very powerful.
