Psalms 21

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, the king shall rejoice in thy strength; and in thy salvation he shall greatly exult.

2 The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. (Selah)

Thou hast granted him the desire of his soul, and hast not withheld from him the request of his lips. (Pause)

3 For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

For thou hast prevented him with blessings of goodness: thou has set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

4 Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him — length of days, Age-during — and for ever.

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.

5 Great [is] his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

His glory is great in thy salvation: thou wilt crown him with glory and majesty.

6 For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

For thou wilt give him a blessing for ever and ever: thou wilt gladden him with joy with thy countenance.

7 For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.

8 Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.

Let thy hand be found by all thine enemies: let thy right hand find all that hate thee.

9 Thou makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven at the time of thy presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.

10 Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest, And their seed from the sons of men.

Thou shalt destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [among] the sons of men.

11 For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

For they intended evils against thee; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

12 For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.

For thou shalt make them [turn their] back in thy latter end, thou wilt prepare their face.

13 Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: we will sing and praise thy mighty acts.