Psalmi 21

1 Kralj se bo veselil v tvoji moči, oh Gospod in kako silno se bo radoval v tvoji rešitvi duše!

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

2 Dal si mu željo njegovega srca in nisi zadržal prošnje njegovih ustnic. (Sela)

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. (Selah)

3 Kajti vodiš ga z blagoslovi dobrote. Na njegovo glavo postavljaš krono iz čistega zlata.

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

4 Prosil te je življenja in ti mu ga daješ, celó dolžino dni na veke vekov.

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

5 Njegova slava v tvoji rešitvi duše je velika. Čast in veličanstvo si položil nanj.

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

6 Kajti naredil si ga najbolj blagoslovljenega na veke. S svojim obličjem si ga storil silno veselega.

For thou makest him most blessed for ever: thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.

7 Kajti kralj zaupa v Gospoda in zaradi usmiljenja Najvišjega ne bo omajan.

For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

8 Tvoja roka bo zalotila vse tvoje sovražnike. Tvoja desnica bo zalotila tiste, ki te sovražijo.

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9 V času svoje jeze jih boš naredil kakor ognjeno peč. Gospod jih bo v svoji jezi pogoltnil in ogenj jih bo požrl.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger. The LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

10 Njihov sad boš uničil z zemlje in njihovo seme izmed človeških otrok.

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

11 Kajti zoper tebe so načrtovali zlo. Domislili so si poguben naklep, ki ga niso mogli izpolniti.

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a device, which they are not able to perform.

12 Zato boš storil, da bodo obrnili svoj hrbet, ko boš pripravil svoje puščice na tetive proti njihovim obrazom.

For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

13 Bodi vzvišen, Gospod, v svoji lastni moči. Tako bomo opevali in hvalili tvojo moč.

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