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

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden 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 preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on 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 gavest [it] him, [even] length of days for ever and ever.

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

His glory [is] great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

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

For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

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

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those 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 as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

10 Their offspring shalt thou destroy from the earth, And their posterity 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 spread a net of mischief against thee; They devised plots against thee, but they did not prevail.

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].

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

Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.

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

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power.