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 by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

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 meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set 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 you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

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

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on 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 joy in 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 trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness 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 will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those 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 as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.

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

You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity 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 plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

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

For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

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

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