• Psalm 21In Hebrew texts 21:1-13 is numbered 21:2-14.

  • 1 The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
  • 2 You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.
  • 3 You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
  • 4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him— length of days, for ever and ever.
  • 5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
  • 6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
  • 7 For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
  • 8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.
  • 9 When you appear for battle, you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and his fire will consume them.
  • 10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.
  • 11 Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
  • 12 You will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.
  • 13 Be exalted in your strength, Lord; we will sing and praise your might.