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.

Yahweh, ([I], your king am glad/the king is glad) because you have caused me/him to be strong. (I rejoice/he rejoices) greatly because you have rescued me/him [from my/his enemies].

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

You have given me/him the things that I/he [SYN] desired and you have not refused to do what I requested you to do.

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

In answer to my/his prayer, you enabled me/him to succeed and prosper. You placed a gold crown on my/his head.

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

I/He asked you to enable me/him to live [for a long time], and that is what you gave me/him, a very long [HYP] life.

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

(I am/He is) greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.

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

You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.

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

Yahweh, you are God Almighty, and (I trust/the king trusts) in you. Because you faithfully love me/him, disastrous things will never happen to me/him.

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

You will enable me/him to capture [MTY] all my/his enemies and all those who hate me/him.

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.

When you appear, you will throw them into a fiery furnace. Because you are angry [with them], you will get rid of them; the fire will burn them up.

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

You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear.

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

They planned to harm you, but what they plan will never succeed.

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

You will cause them to run away [IDM] by shooting arrows at them.

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

Yahweh, show us that you are very strong! When you do that, while we sing we will praise you because you are very powerful.