Psalms 21

1 Unto the end. A psalm for David. In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice 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 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not denied him the request of his lips. (Pause)

3 For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

Yea, thou hast met him with rich blessings, Thou hast placed a crown of pure gold upon his head.

4 He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.

He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him; Even long life, enduring for ever.

5 His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.

Great is his glory through thine aid; Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

6 For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.

Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of thy countenance.

7 For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

For the king trusteth in the LORD; And through the goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

8 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.

Thy hand shall overtake all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake them that hate thee.

9 Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall 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 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.

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

11 For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

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

12 For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.

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

13 Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.

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