Psalms 21

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

【頌賜勝利的天主】 達味詩歌，交與樂官。 上主，君王因你的威能而欣喜，因你的救助狂歡而快樂無比。

2 You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)

你滿全了他心中的渴想，沒有拒絕他口中的盼望。

3 For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

因為你已賜給了他卓越的福寵，以純金的冠冕加在他的頭頂；

4 He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

他雖只向你乞求確保性命，你卻賜給他萬世無疆的長生。

5 His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

你協助他獲得偉大的光榮，你加給他無比的榮耀與尊崇；

6 For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

你使他成為萬世的福源，使他在你面前踴躍喜歡。

7 For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

君王既已全心對上主信賴，憑至高者的慈愛不再移改。

8 Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

願你的手將你的一切仇敵搜羅，願你的右手將憎恨你的人捕捉！

9 You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.

當你顥示你尊容的時候，處置他們有如放在火爐；願上主以震怒消滅他們，讓火焰也盡情吞滅他們！

10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the children of men.

願你從地上滅盡他們的子女，使他們的後裔全絕跡於人世！

11 For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

他們雖為陷害你而設計，策畫的陰謀卻無濟於事；

12 For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

因為你朝他們張弓搭箭，已使他們嚇得轉身逃竄。

13 Be exalted, LORD, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.

上主，請起來，顯示你的英勇，讓我們歌頌稱揚你的威能。