1 [To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.
2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
3 For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked life of thee; thou gavest {it} him, length of days for ever and ever.
5 His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.
6 For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.
7 For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
8 Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thy presence; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his anger, and the fire shall devour them:
10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
11 For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.
12 For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.
13 Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power.
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.