1 Vir die musiekleier. 'n Psalm van Dawid.

2 o HERE, die koning is bly oor u sterkte, en hoe baie juig hy oor u hulp!

3 U het hom die wens van sy hart gegee en die begeerte van sy lippe nie geweier nie. Sela.

4 Want U kom hom tegemoet met seëninge van die goeie; op sy hoof sit U 'n kroon van fyn goud.

5 Die lewe het hy van U begeer; U het hom dit gegee: lengte van dae, vir ewig en altyd.

6 Groot is sy eer deur u hulp; majesteit en heerlikheid het U op hom gelê.

7 Want U maak hom baie geseënd vir ewig; U maak hom bly met vreugde by u aangesig.

8 Want die koning vertrou op die HERE, en deur die goedertierenheid van die Allerhoogste sal hy nie wankel nie.

9 U hand sal al u vyande vind; u regterhand sal u haters vind.

10 U sal hulle maak soos 'n vurige oond as U verskyn; die HERE sal hulle verslind in sy toorn, en vuur sal hulle verteer.

11 U sal hulle vrug van die aarde af verdelg en hulle nageslag van die mensekinders af weg.

12 Want hulle het U met onheil bedreig; hulle het 'n listige plan uitgedink sonder om iets uit te rig.

13 Want U sal hulle dwing om te vlug; met u boogsnare sal u mik op hulle gesig. [ (Psalms 21:14) Verhef U, HERE, in u sterkte; ons wil u heldekrag eer met psalmgesang! ]

1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.

2 \21:1\The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

3 \21:2\You have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips. (Selah.)

4 \21:3\For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.

5 \21:4\He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

6 \21:5\His glory is great in your salvation: honour and authority have you put on him.

7 \21:6\For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.

8 \21:7\For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

9 \21:8\Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

10 \21:9\You 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.

11 \21:10\Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

12 \21:11\For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

13 \21:12\Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.

14 \21:13\Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength; so will we make songs in praise of your power.