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. A psalm of David. The king rejoices, Lord, in your might, how he exults because of your help!

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

You have granted to him his heart’s desire, you have not withheld his lips’ request. (Selah)

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

You came to meet him with rich blessings, you set on his head a golden crown.

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

He asked you for life, you gave it – many long days, forever and ever.

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

Great is his glory because of your help, honour and majesty you lay upon him.

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

For you make him most blessed forever, you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

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

For the king puts always his trust in the Lord; the Most High, in his love, will preserve him unshaken.

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

Your hand will reach all your foes, your right hand, all who 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 will make them like a furnace of fire, when you appear, Lord. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire will devour them.

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

You will sweep their offspring from the earth, their children from humanity.

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

When they scheme against you and hatch evil plots – they will fail.

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

For you aim your bow at their faces, make them turn in flight.

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

Be exalted, Lord, in your strength, to your might we shall sing and make music.