Psalm 21

Revised Standard Version

Thanksgiving for Victory

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

21 In thy strength the king rejoices, O Lord;
    and in thy help how greatly he exults!
²Thou hast given him his heart’s desire,
    and hast not withheld the request of his lips.Selah
³For thou dost meet him with goodly blessings;
    thou dost set a crown of fine gold upon his head.
⁴He asked life of thee; thou gavest it to him,
    length of days for ever and ever.
⁵His glory is great through thy help;
    splendor and majesty thou dost bestow upon him.
⁶Yea, thou dost make him most blessed for ever;
    thou dost make him glad with the joy of thy presence.
⁷For the king trusts in the Lord;
    and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

⁸Your hand will find out all your enemies;
    your right hand will find out those who hate you.
⁹You will make them as a blazing oven
    when you appear.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath;
    and fire will consume them.
¹⁰You will destroy their offspring from the earth,
    and their children from among the sons of men.
¹¹If they plan evil against you,
    if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.
¹²For you will put them to flight;
    you will aim at their faces with your bows.

¹³Be exalted, O Lord, in thy strength!
We will sing and praise thy power.

Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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