< 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 him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall reioyce in thy strength, O Lord: yea how greatly shall he reioyce in thy saluation!
2 You gave the desire of his heart to him, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)
Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire, and hast not denyed him 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 diddest preuent him with liberall blessings, and didest set a crowne of pure gold vpon 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, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.
5 Great [is] his glory in Your salvation, You place splendor and majesty on him.
His glory is great in thy saluation: dignitie and honour hast thou laid vpon him.
6 For You make him blessings forever, You cause him to rejoice with joy, By Your countenance.
For thou hast set him as blessings for euer: thou hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenance.
7 For the king is trusting in YHWH, And in the kindness of the Most High he is not moved.
Because the King trusteth in the Lord, and in the mercie of the most High, he shall not slide.
8 Your hand comes to all Your enemies, Your right hand finds Your haters.
Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, and thy right hand shall finde out 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 like a fierie ouen in time of thine anger: the Lord shall destroy them in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.
10 You destroy their fruit from earth, And their seed from the sons of men.
Their fruite shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seede from the children of men.
11 For they stretched out evil against You, They devised a wicked scheme, they do not prevail,
For they intended euill against thee, and imagined mischiefe, but they shall not preuaile.
12 For You make them turn their back, When You prepare Your strings against their faces.
Therefore shalt thou put them aparte, and the strings of thy bowe shalt thou make readie against their faces.
13 Be exalted, O YHWH, in Your strength, We sing and we praise Your might!
Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: so will we sing and prayse thy power.