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Psalms 21

The king will rejoice in your strength, LORD; how greatly he will rejoice in your salvation! You've given him what his heart wanted and haven't held back what his lips asked for. Selah. Because you go ahead of him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head. He asked you for life and you gave it to him — lengt

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The king celebrates

The king will rejoice in your strength, LORD; how greatly he will rejoice in your salvation! You've given him what his heart wanted and haven't held back what his lips asked for. Selah. Because you go ahead of him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head. He asked you for life and you gave it to him — length of days forever and ever. His glory is great in your salvation. You've laid honour and splendour on him. You have made him blessed forever; you have filled him with joy in your presence. Because the king trusts in the LORD, and through the mercy of the Most High he won't be moved. Your hand will find all your enemies. Your right hand will find those who hate you. You'll make them like a fiery oven in the time of your face. The LORD will swallow them in his anger, and fire will eat them up. You'll wipe out their fruit from the earth and their offspring from among the people. Because they set out wickedness against you. They thought up a plan, and they couldn't do it. So you'll make them turn their backs when you aim your bowstring at their faces. Be exalted, Lord, in your own strength. We'll sing and praise your power.

The king celebrates in your strength, Lord. How much he'll be glad in your salvation. You've given him what his heart wanted and haven't held back what his lips asked for. Because you go ahead of him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head. He asked you for life and you gave it to him — length of days forever and ever. His glory is great in your salvation. You've laid honour and splendour on him. Because you've made him blessed forever. You've made him glad with joy in front of your face. Because the king trusts in the Lord, and through the faithful love of the Most High he won't be shifted. Your hand will find all your enemies. Your right hand will find the ones who hate you. You'll make them like a fiery oven in the time of your face. The Lord will swallow them in his anger, and fire will eat them up. You'll wipe out their fruit from the earth and their offspring from among the sons of men. Because they set out wickedness against you. They thought up a plan, and they couldn't do it. So you'll make them turn their backs when you aim your bowstring at their faces. Be lifted high, Lord, in your own strength. We'll sing and praise your power.

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.

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The king will rejoice in your strength, LORD; how greatly he will rejoice in your salvation!

Plain English

The king celebrates in your strength, Lord. How much he'll be glad in your salvation.

King James Version, 1611

The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

2

You've given him what his heart wanted and haven't held back what his lips asked for. Selah.

Plain English

You've given him what his heart wanted and haven't held back what his lips asked for.

King James Version, 1611

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

3

Because you go ahead of him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

King James Version, 1611

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

4

He asked you for life and you gave it to him — length of days forever and ever.

King James Version, 1611

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

5

His glory is great in your salvation. You've laid honour and splendour on him.

King James Version, 1611

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

6

You have made him blessed forever; you have filled him with joy in your presence.

Plain English

Because you've made him blessed forever. You've made him glad with joy in front of your face.

King James Version, 1611

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

7

Because the king trusts in the LORD, and through the mercy of the Most High he won't be moved.

Plain English

Because the king trusts in the Lord, and through the faithful love of the Most High he won't be shifted.

King James Version, 1611

For the king trusteth 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.

Plain English

Your hand will find all your enemies. Your right hand will find the ones who hate you.

King James Version, 1611

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9

You'll make them like a fiery oven in the time of your face. The LORD will swallow them in his anger, and fire will eat them up.

Plain English

You'll make them like a fiery oven in the time of your face. The Lord will swallow them in his anger, and fire will eat them up.

King James Version, 1611

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

You'll wipe out their fruit from the earth and their offspring from among the people.

Plain English

You'll wipe out their fruit from the earth and their offspring from among the sons of men.

King James Version, 1611

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

11

Because they set out wickedness against you. They thought up a plan, and they couldn't do it.

King James Version, 1611

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

12

So you'll make them turn their backs when you aim your bowstring at their faces.

King James Version, 1611

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 exalted, Lord, in your own strength. We'll sing and praise your power.

Plain English

Be lifted high, Lord, in your own strength. We'll sing and praise your power.

King James Version, 1611

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.