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 leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The king rejoiceth in thy strength, O LORD! Yea, he doth greatly exult in thy protection.

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

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not denied him the request of his lips. (Pause)

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

Yea, thou hast met him with rich blessings, Thou hast placed a crown of pure gold upon his head.

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

He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him; Even long life, enduring for ever.

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

Great is his glory through thine aid; Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of thy countenance.

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 goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

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

Thy hand shall overtake all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake them 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 make them like a burning oven in the time of thine anger; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

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

Their offspring shalt thou destroy from the earth, And their posterity from the sons of men.

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

For they spread a net of mischief against thee; They devised plots against thee, but they did not prevail.

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

Therefore thou wilt cause them to turn their backs; Thou wilt make ready thine arrows upon the strings against them.

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

Exalt thyself, O LORD! by thy strength! So will we sing, and praise thy mighty deeds.