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 THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH, the king is joyful in Your strength, How greatly he rejoices in Your salvation.

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

You gave the desire of his heart to him, And You have not withheld 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 You put blessings of goodness before him, You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

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

He has asked for life from You, You have given length of days to him, For all time and forever.

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

Great [is] his glory in Your salvation, You place splendor and majesty on him.

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

For You make him blessings forever, You cause him to rejoice with joy, By Your countenance.

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

For the king is trusting in YHWH, And in the kindness of the Most High he is not moved.

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

Your hand comes to all Your enemies, Your right hand finds Your haters.

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.

You make them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Your presence. YHWH swallows them in His anger, And fire devours them.

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

You destroy their fruit from earth, And their seed from the sons of men.

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

For they stretched out evil against You, They devised a wicked scheme, they do not prevail,

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

For You make them turn their back, When You prepare Your strings against their faces.

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

Be exalted, O YHWH, in Your strength, We sing and we praise Your might!