Psalms 21

1 “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The king rejoiceth in thy strength, O LORD! Yea, he doth greatly exult in thy protection.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall reioyce in thy strength, O Lord: yea how greatly shall he reioyce in thy saluation!

2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not denied him the request of his lips. (Pause)

Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire, and hast not denyed him the request of his lips. (Selah)

3 Yea, thou hast met him with rich blessings, Thou hast placed a crown of pure gold upon his head.

For thou diddest preuent him with liberall blessings, and didest set a crowne of pure gold vpon his head.

4 He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him; Even long life, enduring for ever.

He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.

5 Great is his glory through thine aid; Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

His glory is great in thy saluation: dignitie and honour hast thou laid vpon him.

6 Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of thy countenance.

For thou hast set him as blessings for euer: thou hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenance.

7 For the king trusteth in the LORD; And through the goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

Because the King trusteth in the Lord, and in the mercie of the most High, he shall not slide.

8 Thy hand shall overtake all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake them that hate thee.

Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, and thy right hand shall finde out them that hate thee.

9 Thou wilt make them like a burning oven in the time of thine anger; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

Thou shalt make them like a fierie ouen in time of thine anger: the Lord shall destroy them in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.

10 Their offspring shalt thou destroy from the earth, And their posterity from the sons of men.

Their fruite shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seede from the children of men.

11 For they spread a net of mischief against thee; They devised plots against thee, but they did not prevail.

For they intended euill against thee, and imagined mischiefe, but they shall not preuaile.

12 Therefore thou wilt cause them to turn their backs; Thou wilt make ready thine arrows upon the strings against them.

Therefore shalt thou put them aparte, and the strings of thy bowe shalt thou make readie against their faces.

13 Exalt thyself, O LORD! by thy strength! So will we sing, and praise thy mighty deeds.

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: so will we sing and prayse thy power.