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Psalm 21

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

1 The king is glad, O Lord, because you gave him strength; he rejoices because you made him victorious.

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

2 You have given him his heart's desire; you have answered his request.

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

3 You came to him with great blessings and set a crown of gold on his head.

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

4 He asked for life, and you gave it, a long and lasting life.

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

5 His glory is great because of your help; you have given him fame and majesty.

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

6 Your blessings are with him forever, and your presence fills him with joy.

7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

7 The king trusts in the Lord Almighty; and because of the Lord's constant love he will always be secure.

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

8 The king will capture all his enemies; he will capture everyone who hates him.

9 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.

9 He will destroy them like a blazing fire when he appears. The Lord will devour them in his anger, and fire will consume them.

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

10 None of their descendants will survive; the king will kill them all.

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

11 They make their plans, and plot against him, but they will not succeed.

12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

12 He will shoot his arrows at them and make them turn and run.

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

13 We praise you, Lord, for your great strength! We will sing and praise your power.

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