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!

For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, the king shall rejoice in your strength; and in your salvation he shall greatly exult.

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

You have granted him the desire of his soul, and have not withheld from him the request of his lips. (Pause)

3 For you bring him rich blessings; you placed on his head a crown of purest gold.

For you have prevented him with blessings of goodness: you has set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

4 He asked you for life; you gave it to him; you gave him long days forever and ever.

He asked life of you, and you gave him length of days for ever and ever.

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

His glory is great in your salvation: you will crown him with glory and majesty.

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

For you will give him a blessing for ever and ever: you will gladden him with joy with your countenance.

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

For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.

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

Let your hand be found by all your enemies: let your right hand find all that hate you.

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.

You shall make them as a fiery oven at the time of your presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.

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

You shall destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [among] the sons of men.

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

For they intended evils against you; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

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

For you shall make them [turn their] back in your latter end, you will prepare their face.

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

Be you exalted, O Lord, in your strength: we will sing and praise your mighty acts.