Psalms 21

1To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

1 The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

2The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

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

3For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

3For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.

4Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him--length of days, Age-during--and for ever.

4He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

5Great <FI>is<Fi> his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

5His glory is great in your salvation: honour and authority have you put on him.

6For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

6For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.

7For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

7For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

8Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.

8Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

9Thou 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.

9You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.

10Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest, And their seed from the sons of men.

10Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

11For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

11For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

12For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.

12Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.

13Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!

13Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength; so will we make songs in praise of your power.