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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Psalm 21
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To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD;
And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2Thou hast given him his heart's desire,
And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness:
Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him,
Even length of days for ever and ever.
5His glory is great in thy salvation:
Honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever:
Thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7For the king trusteth in the LORD,
And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies:
Thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9Thou 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.
10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth,
And their seed from among the children of men.
11For they intended evil against thee:
They imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back,
When thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength:
So will we sing and praise thy power.
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