A modern English translation drawn directly from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. Translated word-for-word where possible, by a committee with scholarly oversight.
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Psalm 21
Chapter summary coming soon.
Verse 1. For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
Verse 2. You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
Verse 3. For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
Verse 4. He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
Verse 5. Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
Verse 6. For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
Verse 7. For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
Verse 8. Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
Verse 9. You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
Verse 10. You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
Verse 11. Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Verse 12. For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
Verse 13. Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.