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!

“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” O Lord, because of thy strength will the king rejoice; and through thy salvation how greatly will he be glad!

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

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

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

For thou meetest him unasked with the blessings of happiness: thou settest on his head a crown of pure gold.

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

Life hath he asked of thee, thou gavest it to 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.

Great is his honor through thy help: glory and majesty thou layest upon him.

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

For thou appointest him to be a blessing for ever: thou makest him glad with joy from thy presence.

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

For the king trusteth in the Lord; and through the kindness of the Most High shall he not be moved.

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

Thy hand will reach all thy enemies: thy right hand will reach those that hate thee.

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.

Thou wilt render them as a fiery oven at the time of thy anger: the Lord in his wrath will destroy them, and a fire will devour them.

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

Their fruit wilt thou cause to perish from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

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

For they directed against thee evil: they devised a mischievous purpose, which they were not able to perform.

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

For thou wilt make them turn their back; upon thy bow-strings thou wilt make ready [thy arrows] against their face.

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

Exalt thyself, O Lord, in thy strength; [and] we will sing and praise thy power.