Psalm 21

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; 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 preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

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

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

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

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

⁸ Thine 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 thine anger. The LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, 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 device, which they are not able to perform.

¹² For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

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