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.

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The king rejoiceth in thy strength, O LORD! Yea, he doth greatly exult in thy protection.

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 denied him the request of his lips. (Pause)

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

Yea, thou hast met him with rich blessings, Thou hast placed a crown of pure gold upon 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; Even long life, enduring for ever.

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

Great is his glory through thine aid; Honor and majesty 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.

Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of 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 trusteth in the LORD; And through the goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

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

Thy hand shall overtake all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake them 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 wilt make them like a burning oven in the time of thine anger; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

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

Their offspring shalt thou destroy from the earth, And their posterity from the sons of men.

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

For they spread a net of mischief against thee; They devised plots against thee, but they did not prevail.

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

Therefore thou wilt cause them to turn their backs; Thou wilt make ready thine arrows upon the strings against them.

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

Exalt thyself, O LORD! by thy strength! So will we sing, and praise thy mighty deeds.