Psalms 21
[1]A thanksgiving for victory, [7]with confidence of further success.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1. 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 pure gold on his head.
4. He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
5. His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
6. For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7. For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy 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 oven 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 mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12. Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
13. Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
To 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! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
NKJV
1.
The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord;
And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2.
You have given him his heart’s desire,
And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
3.
For You meet him with the blessings of goodness;
You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
4.
He asked life from You, and You gave it to him—
Length of days forever and ever.
5.
His glory is great in Your salvation;
Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
6.
For You have made him most blessed forever;
You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
7.
For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
8.
Your hand will find all Your enemies;
Your right hand will find those who hate You.
9.
You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger;
The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire shall devour them.
10.
Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth,
And their descendants from among the sons of men.
11.
For they intended evil against You;
They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.
12.
Therefore You will make them turn their back;
You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces.
13.
Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength!
We will sing and praise Your power.
The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord;
And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
You have given him his heart’s desire,
And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
For You meet him with the blessings of goodness;
You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
He asked life from You, and You gave it to him—
Length of days forever and ever.
His glory is great in Your salvation;
Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
For You have made him most blessed forever;
You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
Your hand will find all Your enemies;
Your right hand will find those who hate You.
You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger;
The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire shall devour them.
Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth,
And their descendants from among the sons of men.
For they intended evil against You;
They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.
Therefore You will make them turn their back;
You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces.
Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength!
We will sing and praise Your power.
Metrical version
Psalm 21
C.M. Stockton
The king in thy great strength, O LORD, shall very joyful be: In thy salvation rejoice how veh'mently shall he! Thou hast bestowed upon him all that his heart would have; And thou from him didst not withhold whate'er his lips did crave. For thou with blessings him prevent'st of goodness manifold; And thou hast set upon his head a crown of purest gold. When he desired life of thee, thou life to him didst give; Ev'n such a length of days, that he for evermore should live. In that salvation wrought by thee his glory is made great; Honour and comely majesty thou hast upon him set. Because that thou for evermore most blessed hast him made; And thou hast with thy countenance made him exceeding glad. Because the king upon the LORD his confidence doth lay; And through the grace of the Most High shall not be moved away. Thine hand shall all those men find out that en'mies are to thee; Ev'n thy right hand shall find out those of thee that haters be. Like fiery ov'n thou shalt them make, when kindled is thine ire; GOD shall them swallow in his wrath, devour them shall the fire. Their fruit from earth thou shalt destroy, their seed men from among: For they beyond their might 'gainst thee did plot mischief and wrong. Thou therefore shalt make them turn back, when thou thy shafts shalt place Upon thy strings, made ready all to fly against their face. In thy great pow'r and strength, O LORD, be thou exalted high; So shall we sing with joyful hearts, thy power praise shall we.
In this song of thanksgiving, observe, (1.) All the joys, the honours, and happiness, of king David, founded in the perfections and gracious works of God, ver. 1-6. (2.) Full assurance of the stability of David's throne, and of the discovery and destruction of his implacable opposers, ver. 7-12. (3.) Earnest supplications to God, for the exhilarating displays of his glory and power, ver. 13.
But chiefly, my soul, behold here, the everlasting honours, joys, happiness, and blissful influences of thy Redeemer! Behold how fixed in his kingdom and dignity, in the infinite, everlasting, and unchangeable wisdom, power, mercy, equity, goodness and truth of the Most High! Behold, what inexpressible vengeance kindles upon and destroys his Jewish, his Heathen, his Antichristian, and other incorrigible foes! - Rejoice my soul, in this God thy Saviour. Rejoice at the glory wherewith he is crowned: at the life granted to, and lodged in him; and in his being made blessings for evermore to men; blessings for evermore to me. And let the ruinous overthrow of his Jewish or other enemies, make me stand in awe to provoke him, by presumptuous refusal of him, or rebellion against him.