Psalms 21

1 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].

To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

2 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.

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. (Selah)

3 In answer to my/his prayer, you enabled me/him to succeed and prosper. You placed a gold crown on my/his head.

For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

4 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.

Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him — length of days, Age-during — and for ever.

5 (I am/He is) greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.

Great [is] his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

6 You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

7 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.

For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

8 You will enable me/him to capture [MTY] all my/his enemies and all those who hate me/him.

Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.

9 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.

Thou makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them.

10 You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear.

Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest, And their seed from the sons of men.

11 They planned to harm you, but what they plan will never succeed.

For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

12 You will cause them to run away [IDM] by shooting arrows at them.

For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.

13 Yahweh, show us that you are very strong! When you do that, while we sing we will praise you because you are very powerful.

Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!