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!

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

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

4 He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] to him, [even] length of days for ever and ever.

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

5 His glory [is] great in thy salvation: honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

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

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

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 goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

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

Thy hand shall overtake all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake them 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 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 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

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

11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].

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

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

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

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

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