Psalms — Chapter 21

1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

2You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

3For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

4He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.

5Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.

6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

7For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

9You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.

10You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.

11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

12For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

13Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.

1The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

7For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

1The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

2Thou hast given him his heart`s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah

3For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

4He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.

5His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

6For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.

7For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

8Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.

9Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

10Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.

11For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

12For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.

13Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power. Psalm 22 For the Chief Musician; set to Aijaleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David.

1For the music director, a psalm of David. O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

2You grant him his heart’s desire; you do not refuse his request. (Selah)

3For you bring him rich blessings; you place a golden crown on his head.

4He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.

5Your deliverance brings him great honor; you give him majestic splendor.

6For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.

7For the king trusts in the Lord, and because of the Most High’s faithfulness he is not shaken.

8You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.

9You burn them up like a fiery furnace when you appear. The Lord angrily devours them; the fire consumes them.

10You destroy their offspring from the earth, their descendants from among the human race.

11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

12For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.

13Rise up, O Lord, in strength! We will sing and praise your power.

1The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

2You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

3For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

4He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

5His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

6For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

7For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

8Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

9You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.

10You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the children of men.

11For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

12For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.