Psalms 21

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

For the chief musician. A psalm of David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in the salvation you provide!

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

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

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

For you bring him rich blessings; you placed on his head a crown of purest gold.

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

He asked you for life; you gave it to him; you gave him long days forever and ever.

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

His glory is great because of your victory; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.

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

For you grant him lasting blessings; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

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

For the king trusts in Yahweh; through the covenant faithfulness of the Most High he will not be moved.

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

Your hand will seize all your enemies; your right hand will seize those who hate you.

9 You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.

At the time of your anger, you will burn them up as in a fiery furnace. Yahweh will consume them in his wrath, and the fire will devour them.

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

You will destroy their offspring from the earth and their descendants from among the human race.

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

For they intended evil against you; they conceived a plot with which they will not succeed!

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

For you will turn them back; you will draw your bow before them.

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

Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength; we will sing and praise your power.