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.

Unto the end. A psalm for David. In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

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 from him the will of his lips.

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

For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

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: and thou hast given 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 in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.

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

For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with 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 hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

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

Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them 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 an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and 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 have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

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

For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.

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

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.