Psalms 21

1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH, the king is joyful in Your strength, How greatly he rejoices in Your salvation.

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.

2 You gave the desire of his heart to him, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. (Selah)

3 For You put blessings of goodness before him, You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.

4 He has asked for life from You, You have given length of days to him, For all time and forever.

He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.

5 Great [is] his glory in Your salvation, You place splendor and majesty on him.

His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.

6 For You make him blessings forever, You cause him to rejoice with joy, By Your countenance.

For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.

7 For the king is trusting in YHWH, And in the kindness of the Most High he is not moved.

For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

8 Your hand comes to all Your enemies, Your right hand finds Your haters.

Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9 You make them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Your presence. YHWH swallows them in His anger, And fire devours them.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thy presence; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his anger, and the fire shall devour them:

10 You destroy their fruit from earth, And their seed from the sons of men.

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

11 For they stretched out evil against You, They devised a wicked scheme, they do not prevail,

For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.

12 For You make them turn their back, When You prepare Your strings against their faces.

For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.

13 Be exalted, O YHWH, in Your strength, We sing and we praise Your might!

Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power.