Psalms 21

1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in the salvation you provide!

【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 You have given him his heart's desire and have not held back the request of his lips. (Selah)

你滿全了他心中的渴想，沒有拒絕他口中的盼望。

3 For you bring him rich blessings; you placed on his head a crown of purest 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 He asked you for life; you gave it to him; you gave him long days forever and ever.

他雖只向你乞求確保性命，你卻賜給他萬世無疆的長生。

5 His glory is great because of your victory; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.

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 you grant him lasting blessings; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

你使他成為萬世的福源，使他在你面前踴躍喜歡。

7 For the king trusts in Yahweh; through the covenant faithfulness of the Most High he will not be moved.

君王既已全心對上主信賴，憑至高者的慈愛不再移改。

8 Your hand will seize all your enemies; your right hand will seize those who hate you.

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 At the time of your anger, you will burn them up as in a fiery furnace. Yahweh will consume them in his wrath, and the fire will devour them.

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 You will destroy their offspring from the earth and their descendants from among the human race.

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 intended evil against you; they conceived a plot with which they will not succeed!

他們雖為陷害你而設計，策畫的陰謀卻無濟於事；

12 For you will turn them back; you will draw your bow before them.

因為你朝他們張弓搭箭，已使他們嚇得轉身逃竄。

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

上主，請起來，顯示你的英勇，讓我們歌頌稱揚你的威能。