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 Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy 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)

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden 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 preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of fine 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 thee, thou gavest 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 thy salvation: honour and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

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

For thou makest him most blessed for ever: thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.

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 lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

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

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those 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 a fiery furnace in the time of thine 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 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 intended evil against thee: they imagined a device, which they are not able to perform.

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

For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

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 praise thy power.