Psalms 21

1 To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

“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 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withheld 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 thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness: thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.

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

4 He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] to him, [even] length of days for ever 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 in thy salvation: honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

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

7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

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

8 Thy hand shall find out all thy enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

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

9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thy anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall 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 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

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 thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].

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

12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thy arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.

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

13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thy own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power.

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