21:1 [For the music director. A Psalm of David.]
LORD, in Your strength the king will be glad,
And in Your ①salvation how greatly he will rejoice!
▷ ①Or victory
21:2 You have given him his heart’s desire,
And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
21:3 For You meet him with the blessings of good things;
You set a crown of pure gold on his head.
21:4 He asked for life from You,
You gave it to him,
Length of days forever and ever.
21:5 His glory is great through Your ①salvation,
Splendor and majesty You place upon him.
▷ ①Or victory
21:6 For You make him ①most blessed forever;
You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.
▷ ①Lit blessings
21:7 For the king trusts in the LORD,
And through the faithfulness of the Most High he will not be shaken.
21:8 Your hand will find all your enemies;
Your right hand will find those who hate you.
21:9 You will make them as a fiery oven in the time ①of your anger;
The LORD will swallow them up in His wrath,
And fire will devour them.
▷ ①Or of your presence
21:10 You will eliminate their ①descendants from the earth,
And their ②children from among the sons of mankind.
▷ ①Lit fruit ②Lit seed
21:11 Though they ①intended evil against You
And devised a plot,
They will not succeed.
▷ ①Lit stretched out
21:12 For You will make them turn their back;
You will take aim at their faces with Your bowstrings.
21:13 Be exalted, LORD, in Your strength;
We will sing and praise Your power.