Psalms 21

1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How greatly he rejoices in your salvation.

2 You have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips. (Selah)

You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)

3 For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.

For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

4 He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

5 His glory is great in your salvation: honour and authority have you put on him.

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

6 For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.

For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

7 For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

8 Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

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

9 You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.

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 will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

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

11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

Though they intend evil against you, devising a wicked scheme, they will not succeed.

12 Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.

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

13 Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength; so will we make songs in praise of your power.

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