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21 耶和華啊!王因你的力量快樂,

因你的救恩大大歡呼。

他心裡所願的,你賜給了他;

他嘴唇所求的,你沒有拒絕。(細拉)

你以美福迎接他,

把精金的冠冕戴在他頭上。

他向你求壽,你就賜給他,

就是長久的日子,直到永遠。

他因你的救恩大有榮耀,

你又把尊榮和威嚴加給他。

你把永遠的福分賜給他,

又使他因與你同在的喜樂歡欣。

王倚靠耶和華,

靠著至高者的慈愛,他必不至動搖。

你的手要搜出你所有的仇敵,

你的右手必搜出那些恨你的人。

你出現的時候,就要使他們像熾熱的火爐;

耶和華必在他的震怒中吞滅他們,火必燒滅他們。

10 你必從地上除滅他們的子孫,

從人間除滅他們的後裔。

11 雖然他們定下惡計害你,

他們所設的陰謀卻不能成功。

12 你的箭扣上弦,對準他們的臉的時候,

他們必轉身而逃。

13 耶和華啊!願你因自己的能力被尊崇,

好讓我們歌唱,頌讚你的大能。

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.