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.

The king shall joy in your strength, O LORD; and in your 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)

You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld 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 you prevent him with the blessings of goodness: you 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 you, and you gave it him, even 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 your salvation: honor and majesty have you laid on him.

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

For you have made him most blessed for ever: you have made him exceeding glad with your countenance.

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

For the king trusts 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.

Your hand shall find out all your enemies: your right hand shall find out those that hate you.

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.

You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

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

Their fruit shall you 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 you: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

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

Therefore shall you make them turn their back, when you shall make ready your arrows on your strings against the face of them.

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

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