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 by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

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 withheld 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 meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set 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 you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

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

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honour and majesty on him.

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

For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in 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 the LORD. Through the loving kindness 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.

Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out 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.

You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath. 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.

You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from amongst 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 you. They plotted evil against you which cannot 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 make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

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

Be exalted, LORD, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.