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 Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! 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 have given him his heart’s desire, and 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 meet him with the blessings of goodness. 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 asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

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

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor 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 most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

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. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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