Praise for Salvation.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
21 Lord, in Your strength the king will (A)be glad,
And in Your [a]salvation how greatly he will rejoice!
2 You have (B)given him his heart’s desire,
And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
3 For You (C)meet him with the blessings of good things;
You set a (D)crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked for life from You,
You (E)gave it to him,
(F)Length of days forever and ever.
5 His (G)glory is great through Your [b]salvation,
(H)Splendor and majesty You place upon him.
6 For You make him [c]most (I)blessed forever;
You make him joyful (J)with the joy of Your presence.
7 For the king (K)trusts in the Lord,
And through the faithfulness of the Most High (L)he will not be shaken.
8 Your hand will (M)find all your enemies;
Your right hand will find those who hate you.
9 You will make them (N)as a fiery oven in the time [d]of your anger;
The Lord will (O)swallow them up in His wrath,
And (P)fire will devour them.
10 You will eliminate their [e]descendants from the earth,
And their [f](Q)children from among the sons of mankind.
11 Though they [g](R)intended evil against You
And (S)devised a plot,
They will not succeed.
12 For You will (T)make them turn their back;
You will take aim at their faces (U)with Your bowstrings.
13 Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength;
We will (V)sing and praise Your power.
Footnotes
- Psalm 21:1 Or victory
- Psalm 21:5 Or victory
- Psalm 21:6 Lit blessings
- Psalm 21:9 Or of your presence
- Psalm 21:10 Lit fruit
- Psalm 21:10 Lit seed
- Psalm 21:11 Lit stretched out
Cross references
- Psalm 21:1 : Ps 59:16, 17
- Psalm 21:2 : Ps 20:4; 37:4
- Psalm 21:3 : Ps 59:10
- Psalm 21:3 : 2 Sam 12:30
- Psalm 21:4 : Ps 61:6; 133:3
- Psalm 21:4 : Ps 91:16
- Psalm 21:5 : Ps 9:14; 20:5
- Psalm 21:5 : Ps 8:5; 96:6
- Psalm 21:6 : 1 Chr 17:27
- Psalm 21:6 : Ps 43:4
- Psalm 21:7 : Ps 125:1
- Psalm 21:7 : Ps 112:6
- Psalm 21:8 : Is 10:10
- Psalm 21:9 : Mal 4:1
- Psalm 21:9 : Lam 2:2
- Psalm 21:9 : Ps 50:3
- Psalm 21:10 : Ps 37:28
- Psalm 21:11 : Ps 2:1-3
- Psalm 21:11 : Ps 10:2
- Psalm 21:12 : Ps 18:40
- Psalm 21:12 : Ps 7:12, 13
- Psalm 21:13 : Ps 59:16; 81:1