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Praise for Salvation.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

21 Lord, in Your strength the king will (A)be glad,
And in Your [a]salvation how greatly he will rejoice!
You have (B)given him his heart’s desire,
And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
For You (C)meet him with the blessings of good things;
You set a (D)crown of pure gold on his head.
He asked for life from You,
You (E)gave it to him,
(F)Length of days forever and ever.
His (G)glory is great through Your [b]salvation,
(H)Splendor and majesty You place upon him.
For You make him [c]most (I)blessed forever;
You make him joyful (J)with the joy of Your presence.

For the king (K)trusts in the Lord,
And through the faithfulness of the Most High (L)he will not be shaken.
Your hand will (M)find all your enemies;
Your right hand will find those who hate you.
You will make them (N)as a fiery oven in the time [d]of your anger;
The Lord will (O)swallow them up in His wrath,
And (P)fire will devour them.
10 You will eliminate their [e]descendants from the earth,
And their [f](Q)children from among the sons of mankind.
11 Though they [g](R)intended evil against You
And (S)devised a plot,
They will not succeed.
12 For You will (T)make them turn their back;
You will take aim at their faces (U)with Your bowstrings.
13 Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength;
We will (V)sing and praise Your power.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 21:1 Or victory
  2. Psalm 21:5 Or victory
  3. Psalm 21:6 Lit blessings
  4. Psalm 21:9 Or of your presence
  5. Psalm 21:10 Lit fruit
  6. Psalm 21:10 Lit seed
  7. Psalm 21:11 Lit stretched out

Psalm 21[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.(A)
    How great is his joy in the victories you give!(B)

You have granted him his heart’s desire(C)
    and have not withheld the request of his lips.[b]
You came to greet him with rich blessings
    and placed a crown of pure gold(D) on his head.(E)
He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
    length of days, for ever and ever.(F)
Through the victories(G) you gave, his glory is great;
    you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.(H)
Surely you have granted him unending blessings
    and made him glad with the joy(I) of your presence.(J)
For the king trusts in the Lord;(K)
    through the unfailing love(L) of the Most High(M)
    he will not be shaken.(N)

Your hand will lay hold(O) on all your enemies;
    your right hand will seize your foes.
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.(P)
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
    their posterity from mankind.(Q)
11 Though they plot evil(R) against you
    and devise wicked schemes,(S) they cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs(T)
    when you aim at them with drawn bow.

13 Be exalted(U) in your strength, Lord;(V)
    we will sing and praise your might.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-13 is numbered 21:2-14.
  2. Psalm 21:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Praise for Help.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

21 O Lord the king will delight in Your strength,
And in Your salvation how greatly will he rejoice!

You have given him his heart’s desire,
And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

For You meet him with blessings of good things;
You set a crown of pure gold on his head.

He asked life of You,
And You gave it to him,
Long life forever and evermore.

His glory is great because of Your victory;
Splendor and majesty You bestow upon him.

For You make him most blessed [and a blessing] forever;
You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.(A)


For the king [confidently] trusts in the Lord,
And through the lovingkindness (faithfulness, goodness) of the Most High he will never be shaken.

Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies;
Your right hand will reach those who hate you.

You will make them as [if in] a blazing oven in the time of your anger;
The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire will devour them.
10 
Their offspring You will destroy from the earth,
And their descendants from the sons of men.
11 
For they planned evil against You;
They devised a [malevolent] plot
And they will not succeed.
12 
For You will make them turn their backs [in defeat];
You will aim Your bowstring [of divine justice] at their faces.
13 
Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength;
We will sing and praise Your power.

Davi louva a Deus pela vitória

Salmo de Davi para o cantor-mor

21 O rei se alegra em tua força, Senhor; e na tua salvação grandemente se regozija. Cumpriste-lhe o desejo do seu coração e não desatendeste as súplicas dos seus lábios. (Selá) Pois o provês das bênçãos de bondade; pões na sua cabeça uma coroa de ouro fino. Vida te pediu, e lha deste, mesmo longura de dias para sempre e eternamente. Grande é a sua glória pela tua salvação; de honra e de majestade o revestiste. Pois o abençoaste para sempre; tu o enches de gozo com a tua face. Porque o rei confia no Senhor e pela misericórdia do Altíssimo nunca vacilará.

A tua mão alcançará todos os teus inimigos; a tua mão direita alcançará aqueles que te aborrecem. Tu os farás como um forno aceso quando te manifestares; o Senhor os devorará na sua indignação, e o fogo os consumirá. 10 Seu fruto destruirás da terra e a sua descendência, dentre os filhos dos homens. 11 Porque intentaram o mal contra ti; maquinaram um ardil, mas não prevalecerão. 12 Portanto, tu lhes farás voltar as costas; e com tuas flechas postas nas cordas lhes apontarás ao rosto.

13 Exalta-te, Senhor, na tua força; então, cantaremos e louvaremos o teu poder.

Salmo 21

Para o mestre de música. Salmo davídico.

O rei se alegra na tua força, ó Senhor!
Como é grande a sua exultação
    pelas vitórias que lhe dás!
Tu lhe concedeste o desejo do seu coração
    e não lhe rejeitaste o pedido
    dos seus lábios.Pausa
Tu o recebeste dando-lhe ricas bênçãos,
e em sua cabeça
    puseste uma coroa de ouro puro.
Ele te pediu vida, e tu lhe deste!
    Vida longa e duradoura.

Pelas vitórias que lhe deste,
    grande é a sua glória;
de esplendor e majestade o cobriste.
Fizeste dele uma grande bênção para sempre
e lhe deste a alegria da tua presença.
O rei confia no Senhor:
por causa da fidelidade do Altíssimo
    ele não será abalado.

Tua mão alcançará todos os teus inimigos;
tua mão direita atingirá todos os que te odeiam.
No dia em que te manifestares
    farás deles uma fornalha ardente.
Na sua ira o Senhor os devorará,
    um fogo os consumirá.
10 Acabarás com a geração deles na terra,
com a sua descendência entre os homens.
11 Embora tramem o mal contra ti
    e façam planos perversos,
nada conseguirão;
12 pois tu os porás em fuga
quando apontares para eles o teu arco.

13 Sê exaltado, Senhor, na tua força!
    Cantaremos e louvaremos o teu poder.