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.

[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How greatly he rejoices in your salvation.

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

You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld 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 you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

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

He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

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

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

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

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

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

For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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