Psalms 21

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David. In your virtue, Lord, the king will rejoice, and over your salvation, he will exult exceedingly.

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.

2 You have granted him the desire of his heart, and you have not cheated him of the wish of his lips.

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

3 For you have gone ahead of him with blessings of sweetness. You have placed a crown of precious stones on his head.

For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.

4 He petitioned you for life, and you have granted him length of days, in the present time, and forever and ever.

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

5 Great is his glory in your salvation. Glory and great adornment, you will lay upon him.

His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.

6 For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.

For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.

7 Because the king hopes in the Lord, and in the mercy of the Most High, he will not be disturbed.

For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

8 May your hand be found by all your enemies. May your right hand discover all those who hate you.

Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9 You will make them like an oven of fire, in the time of your presence. The Lord will stir them up with his wrath, and fire will devour them.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thy presence; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his anger, and the fire shall devour them:

10 You will destroy their fruit from the earth and their offspring from the sons of men.

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

11 For they have turned evils upon you; they have devised plans, which they have not been able to accomplish.

For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.

12 For you will make them turn their back; with your remnants, you will prepare their countenance.

For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.

13 Be exalted, Lord, by your own power. We will play music and sing psalms to your virtues.

Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power.