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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Psalm 21
For the music leader. A psalm of David.
1The king celebrates your strength, LORD;
look how happy he is about your saving help!
2You’ve given him what his heart desires;
you haven’t denied what his lips requested. Selah
3You bring rich blessings right to him;
you put a crown of pure gold on his head.
4He asked you for life,
and you gave it to him, all right—
long days, forever and always!
5The king’s reputation is great
because of your saving help;
you’ve conferred on him glory and grandeur.
6You grant him blessings forever;
you make him happy
with the joy of your presence.
7Because the king trusts the LORD,
and because of the Most High’s faithful love,
he will not stumble.
8Your hand will catch all your enemies;
your strong hand will catch all who hate you.
9When you appear, LORD,
you will light them up like an oven on fire.
God will eat them whole in his anger;
fire will devour them.
10You will destroy their offspring from the land;
destroy their descendants from the human race.
11Because they sought to do you harm,
they devised a wicked plan—but they will fail!
12Because you will make them turn and run
when you aim your bow straight at their faces!
13Be exalted, LORD, in your strength!
We will sing and praise your power!
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