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.

To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

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

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. (Selah)

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

For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

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

Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him — length of days, Age-during — and for ever.

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

Great [is] his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

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

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By 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 is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

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

Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.

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 makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them.

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

Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest, And their seed from the sons of men.

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

For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

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

For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.

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

Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!