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.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall reioyce in thy strength, O Lord: yea how greatly shall he reioyce in thy saluation!

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

Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire, and hast not denyed him the request of his lips. (Selah)

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

For thou diddest preuent him with liberall blessings, and didest set a crowne of pure gold vpon his head.

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 gauest him a long life for euer and euer.

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

His glory is great in thy saluation: dignitie and honour hast thou laid vpon him.

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

For thou hast set him as blessings for euer: thou hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenance.

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

Because the King trusteth in the Lord, and in the mercie of the most High, he shall not slide.

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

Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, and thy right hand shall finde out them 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 like a fierie ouen in time of thine anger: the Lord shall destroy them in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.

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

Their fruite shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seede from the children of men.

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

For they intended euill against thee, and imagined mischiefe, but they shall not preuaile.

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

Therefore shalt thou put them aparte, and the strings of thy bowe shalt thou make readie against their faces.

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

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: so will we sing and prayse thy power.