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 rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in the salvation you provide!

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

You have given him his heart's desire and have not held back 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 you bring him rich blessings; you placed on his head a crown of purest gold.

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

He asked you for life; you gave it to him; you gave him long days forever and ever.

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

His glory is great because of your victory; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.

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

For you grant him lasting blessings; you make him glad with the joy of your 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 Yahweh; through the covenant faithfulness of the Most High he will not be moved.

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

Your hand will seize all your enemies; your right hand will seize those who hate you.

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.

At the time of your anger, you will burn them up as in a fiery furnace. Yahweh will consume them in his wrath, and the fire will devour them.

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

You will destroy their offspring from the earth and their descendants from among the human race.

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

For they intended evil against you; they conceived a plot with which they will not succeed!

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

For you will turn them back; you will draw your bow before them.

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

Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength; we will sing and praise your power.