Psalms 21

The king rejoices in your strength

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!a ²You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selahb 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.c 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.d

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.e

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.f 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.