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!

Unto the end. A psalm for David. In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

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

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.

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

For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

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

He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.

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

His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.

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

For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.

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

For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

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

Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.

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:

Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.

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

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.

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

For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

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

For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.

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

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