Psalms 21
1 Yahweh, ([I], your king am glad/the king is glad) because you have caused me/him to be strong. (I rejoice/he rejoices) greatly because you have rescued me/him [from my/his enemies].
Unto the end. A Psalm of David. In your virtue, Lord, the king will rejoice, and over your salvation, he will exult exceedingly.
2 You have given me/him the things that I/he [SYN] desired and you have not refused to do what I requested you to do.
You have granted him the desire of his heart, and you have not cheated him of the wish of his lips.
3 In answer to my/his prayer, you enabled me/him to succeed and prosper. You placed a gold crown on my/his head.
For you have gone ahead of him with blessings of sweetness. You have placed a crown of precious stones on his head.
4 I/He asked you to enable me/him to live [for a long time], and that is what you gave me/him, a very long [HYP] life.
He petitioned you for life, and you have granted him length of days, in the present time, and forever and ever.
5 (I am/He is) greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.
Great is his glory in your salvation. Glory and great adornment, you will lay upon him.
6 You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.
For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.
7 Yahweh, you are God Almighty, and (I trust/the king trusts) in you. Because you faithfully love me/him, disastrous things will never happen to me/him.
Because the king hopes in the Lord, and in the mercy of the Most High, he will not be disturbed.
8 You will enable me/him to capture [MTY] all my/his enemies and all those who hate me/him.
May your hand be found by all your enemies. May your right hand discover all those who hate you.
9 When you appear, you will throw them into a fiery furnace. Because you are angry [with them], you will get rid of them; the fire will burn them up.
You will make them like an oven of fire, in the time of your presence. The Lord will stir them up with his wrath, and fire will devour them.
10 You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear.
You will destroy their fruit from the earth and their offspring from the sons of men.
11 They planned to harm you, but what they plan will never succeed.
For they have turned evils upon you; they have devised plans, which they have not been able to accomplish.
12 You will cause them to run away [IDM] by shooting arrows at them.
For you will make them turn their back; with your remnants, you will prepare their countenance.
13 Yahweh, show us that you are very strong! When you do that, while we sing we will praise you because you are very powerful.
Be exalted, Lord, by your own power. We will play music and sing psalms to your virtues.
