Psalms 21

1 To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. O Yahweh, in thy strength, will the king rejoice, and, in thy salvation, how greatly will he exult!

【頌賜勝利的天主】 達味詩歌，交與樂官。 上主，君王因你的威能而欣喜，因你的救助狂歡而快樂無比。

2 The longing of his heart, hast thou given him, and, the request of his lips, hast thou not withheld. (Selah)

你滿全了他心中的渴想，沒有拒絕他口中的盼望。

3 For thou wilt come to meet him, with the blessings of goodness, Thou wilt set on his head, a crown of pure gold.

因為你已賜給了他卓越的福寵，以純金的冠冕加在他的頭頂；

4 Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age-abiding and beyond.

他雖只向你乞求確保性命，你卻賜給他萬世無疆的長生。

5 Great is his glory, in thy salvation, Honour and majesty, wilt thou lay upon him;

你協助他獲得偉大的光榮，你加給他無比的榮耀與尊崇；

6 For thou wilt appoint him blessings evermore, wilt cheer him with joy by thy countenance;

你使他成為萬世的福源，使他在你面前踴躍喜歡。

7 For, the king, is trusting in Yahweh, and, in the lovingkindness of the Highest, shall he not be shaken.

君王既已全心對上主信賴，憑至高者的慈愛不再移改。

8 Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee.

願你的手將你的一切仇敵搜羅，願你的右手將憎恨你的人捕捉！

9 Thou wilt make them like a furnace of fire, at the time of thy presence, —Yahweh, in his anger, will swallow them up, and there shall consume them a fire:

當你顥示你尊容的時候，處置他們有如放在火爐；願上主以震怒消滅他們，讓火焰也盡情吞滅他們！

10 Their fruit—out of the earth, wilt thou destroy, and their seed, from among the sons of men;

願你從地上滅盡他們的子女，使他們的後裔全絕跡於人世！

11 For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish.

他們雖為陷害你而設計，策畫的陰謀卻無濟於事；

12 For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow-strings, wilt thou make ready against their face.

因為你朝他們張弓搭箭，已使他們嚇得轉身逃竄。

13 Be exalted, O Yahweh, in thy strength! With song and with string will we sound forth thy power.

上主，請起來，顯示你的英勇，讓我們歌頌稱揚你的威能。