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!

The king shall joy in your strength, O LORD; and in your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

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

You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)

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 you prevent him with the blessings of goodness: you set a crown of pure gold on his head.

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

He asked life of you, and you gave it him, even 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 your salvation: honour and majesty have you laid upon him.

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

For you have made him most blessed for ever: you have made him exceeding glad with your countenance.

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

For the king trusts 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.

your hand shall find out all of your enemies: your right hand shall find out those that hate you.

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:

You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the 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 shall you 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 intended evil against you: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

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

Therefore shall you make them turn their back, when you shall make ready your arrows upon your strings against the face of them.

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

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