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.

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The king rejoiceth in thy strength, O LORD! Yea, he doth greatly exult in thy protection.

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 denied him the request of his lips. (Pause)

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

Yea, thou hast met him with rich blessings, Thou hast placed a crown of pure gold upon 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; Even long life, enduring for ever.

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

Great is his glory through thine aid; Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of 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 trusteth in the LORD; And through the goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

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

Thy hand shall overtake all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake 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 wilt make them like a burning oven in the time of thine anger; Jehovah 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 offspring shalt thou destroy from the earth, And their posterity from the sons of men.

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

For they spread a net of mischief against thee; They devised plots against thee, but they did not prevail.

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

Therefore thou wilt cause them to turn their backs; Thou wilt make ready thine arrows upon the strings against them.

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

Exalt thyself, O LORD! by thy strength! So will we sing, and praise thy mighty deeds.