Psalms 21
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PSALM 21
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.
1The king in thy great strength, O Lord,
shall very joyful be:
In thy salvation rejoice
how veh'mently shall he!
2Thou hast bestowed upon him
all that his heart would have;
And thou from him didst not withhold
whate'er his lips did crave.
3For thou with blessings him prevent'st
of goodness manifold;
And thou hast set upon his head
a crown of purest gold.
4When he desired life of thee,
thou life to him didst give;
Ev'n such a length of days,
that he for evermore should live.
5In that salvation wrought by thee
his glory is made great;
Honour and comely majesty
thou hast upon him set.
6Because that thou for evermore
most blessed hast him made;
And thou hast with thy countenance
made him exceeding glad.
7Because the king upon the Lord
his confidence doth lay;
And through the grace of the most High
shall not be mov'd away.
8Thine 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.
9Like fiery ov'n thou shalt them make,
when kindled is thine ire;
God shall them swallow in his wrath,
devour them shall the fire.
10Their fruit from earth thou shalt destroy,
their seed men from among:
11For they beyond their might 'gainst thee
did plot mischief and wrong.
12Thou therefore shalt make them turn back,
when thou thy shafts shalt place
Upon thy strings, made ready all
to fly against their face.
13In thy great pow'r and strength, O Lord,
be thou exalted high;
So shall we sing with joyful hearts,
thy power praise shall we.
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Psalms 21
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To the director: A song of David.
1Lord, your strength makes the king happy.
He is so happy when you give him victory.
2And you gave him what he wanted.
You gave him what he asked for. Selah
3You gave the king such wonderful blessings.
You put a golden crown on his head.
4He asked for life, and you gave it.
You gave him life that goes on forever.
5You led him to victory that brought him great glory.
You gave him honor and fame.
6You have given him blessings that will last forever.
You have given him the joy of being near you.
7The king trusts in the Lord,
and the faithful love of God Most High will keep him from falling.
8Lord, you will show all your enemies that you are strong.
Your power will defeat those who hate you.
9When you appear,
you will burn them up like a blazing furnace.
In your anger, Lord, you will completely destroy them;
they will be swallowed by flames of fire.#21:9 Or “You will make your king like a burning oven when you come to help him, Lord. And in his anger, he will completely destroy them.”
10Their families will be destroyed.
They will be removed from the earth.
11That is because they made evil plans against you.
They wanted to do things they could not do.
12You will make them turn and run away
when you aim your arrows at their faces.
13Lord, we lift you up with our songs of praise.
We sing and play songs about your power!
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