Psalms 21
1 To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. O Yahweh, in thy strength, will the king rejoice, and, in thy salvation, how greatly will he exult!
Yahweh, ([I], your king am glad/the king is glad) because you have caused me/him to be strong. (I rejoice/he rejoices) greatly because you have rescued me/him [from my/his enemies].
2 The longing of his heart, hast thou given him, and, the request of his lips, hast thou not withheld. (Selah)
You have given me/him the things that I/he [SYN] desired and you have not refused to do what I requested you to do.
3 For thou wilt come to meet him, with the blessings of goodness, Thou wilt set on his head, a crown of pure gold.
In answer to my/his prayer, you enabled me/him to succeed and prosper. You placed a gold crown on my/his head.
4 Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age-abiding and beyond.
I/He asked you to enable me/him to live [for a long time], and that is what you gave me/him, a very long [HYP] life.
5 Great is his glory, in thy salvation, Honour and majesty, wilt thou lay upon him;
(I am/He is) greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.
6 For thou wilt appoint him blessings evermore, wilt cheer him with joy by thy countenance;
You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.
7 For, the king, is trusting in Yahweh, and, in the lovingkindness of the Highest, shall he not be shaken.
Yahweh, you are God Almighty, and (I trust/the king trusts) in you. Because you faithfully love me/him, disastrous things will never happen to me/him.
8 Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee.
You will enable me/him to capture [MTY] all my/his enemies and all those who hate me/him.
9 Thou wilt make them like a furnace of fire, at the time of thy presence, —Yahweh, in his anger, will swallow them up, and there shall consume them a fire:
When you appear, you will throw them into a fiery furnace. Because you are angry [with them], you will get rid of them; the fire will burn them up.
10 Their fruit—out of the earth, wilt thou destroy, and their seed, from among the sons of men;
You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear.
11 For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish.
They planned to harm you, but what they plan will never succeed.
12 For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow-strings, wilt thou make ready against their face.
You will cause them to run away [IDM] by shooting arrows at them.
13 Be exalted, O Yahweh, in thy strength! With song and with string will we sound forth thy power.
Yahweh, show us that you are very strong! When you do that, while we sing we will praise you because you are very powerful.
