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 OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH, the king is joyful in Your strength, How greatly he rejoices in Your salvation.

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

You gave the desire of his heart to him, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)

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

For You put blessings of goodness before him, You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

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

He has asked for life from You, You have given length of days to him, For all time and forever.

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

Great [is] his glory in Your salvation, You place splendor and majesty on him.

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

For You make him blessings forever, You cause him to rejoice with joy, By 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 is trusting in YHWH, And in the kindness of the Most High he is not moved.

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

Your hand comes to all Your enemies, Your right hand finds Your haters.

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 make them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Your presence. YHWH swallows them in His anger, And fire devours them.

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

You destroy their fruit from earth, And their seed from the sons of men.

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

For they stretched out evil against You, They devised a wicked scheme, they do not prevail,

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

For You make them turn their back, When You prepare Your strings against their faces.

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

Be exalted, O YHWH, in Your strength, We sing and we praise Your might!