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!

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

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 meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine 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 to him, even length of days forever 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. You lay honor and majesty on him.

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

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

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 Yahweh. Through the loving kindness 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 will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who 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 will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.

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

You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity 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 plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

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

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

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

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