Psalms 21

1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. 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 have given him his heart's desire, and 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 meet him with the blessings of goodness. 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 asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

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

5 His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

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

6 For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

7 For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

8 Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find all those who hate you.

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

9 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.

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 will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the descendants of Adam.

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

11 Though they intend evil against you, devising a wicked scheme, they will not succeed.

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

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

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

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

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