Psalm 21

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Psalm 21

The King's Victory

¹¹ O LORD, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

¹¹ {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

¹¹ Lord, the king finds joy in Your strength. How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!

¹¹ The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How greatly he rejoices in your deliverance.

¹¹ The king [David] shall joy in Your strength, O Lord; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

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²² You have given him his heart's desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

²² Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

²² You have given him his heart's desire and have not denied the request of his lips. Selah

²² You have granted him the desire of his heart, and have not withheld what his lips requested. Interlude

²² You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah [pause, and think of that]!

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³³ For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

³³ For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

³³ For You meet him with rich blessings; You place a crown of pure gold on his head.

³³ You go before him with wonderful blessings, and put a crown of fine gold on his head.

³³ For You send blessings of good things to meet him; You set a crown of pure gold on his head.

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⁴⁴ He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.

⁴⁴ He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

⁴⁴ He asked You for life, and You gave it to him- length of days forever and ever.

⁴⁴ He asked life from you, and you gave it to him a long life for ever and ever.

⁴⁴ He asked life of You, and You gave it to him -- "long life forever and evermore.

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⁵⁵ His glory is great through Your salvation, Splendor and majesty You place upon him.

⁵⁵ His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

⁵⁵ His glory is great through Your victory; You confer majesty and splendor on him.

⁵⁵ His glory is great because of your deliverance, you have given him honor and majesty.

⁵⁵ His glory is great because of Your aid; splendor and majesty You bestow upon him.

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⁶⁶ For You make him most blessed forever; You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence.

⁶⁶ For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

⁶⁶ You give him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

⁶⁶ Indeed, you have given him eternal blessings; you will make him glad with the joy of your presence.

⁶⁶ For You make him to be blessed and a blessing forever; You make him exceedingly glad with the joy of Your presence.

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⁷⁷ For the king trusts in the LORD, And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

⁷⁷ For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

⁷⁷ For the king relies on the Lord; through the faithful love of the Most High he is not shaken.

⁷⁷ The king trusts in the LORD; because of the gracious love of the Most High, he will stand firm.

⁷⁷ For the king trusts, relies on, and is confident in the Lord, and through the mercy and steadfast love of the Most High he will never be moved.

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⁸⁸ Your hand will find out all your enemies; Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

⁸⁸ Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

⁸⁸ Your hand will capture all your enemies; your right hand will seize those who hate you.

⁸⁸ Your hand will find all your enemies, your right hand will find those who hate you.

⁸⁸ Your hand shall find all Your enemies; Your right hand shall find all those who hate You.

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⁹⁹ You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger; The LORD will swallow them up in His wrath, And fire will devour them.

⁹⁹ 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.

⁹⁹ You will make them [burn] like a fiery furnace when you appear; the Lord will engulf them in His wrath, and fire will devour them.

⁹⁹ When you appear, you will set them ablaze like a fire furnace. In his wrath, the LORD will consume them, and the fire will devour them.

⁹⁹ 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 utterly consume them.

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¹⁰¹⁰ Their offspring You will destroy from the earth, And their descendants from among the sons of men.

¹⁰¹⁰ Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

¹⁰¹⁰ You will wipe their descendants from the earth and their offspring from the human race.

¹⁰¹⁰ You will destroy their descendants from the earth, even their offspring from the ranks of mankind.

¹⁰¹⁰ Their offspring You will destroy from the earth, and their sons from among the children of men.

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¹¹¹¹ Though they intended evil against You And devised a plot, They will not succeed.

¹¹¹¹ For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

¹¹¹¹ Though they intend to harm you and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.

¹¹¹¹ Though they plot evil against you and devise schemes, they will not succeed.

¹¹¹¹ For they planned evil against You; they conceived a mischievous plot which they are not able to perform.

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¹²¹² For You will make them turn their back; You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

¹²¹² Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

¹²¹² Instead, you will put them to flight when you aim your bow at their faces.

¹²¹² Indeed, you will make them retreat, when you aim your bow at their faces.

¹²¹² For You will make them turn their backs; You will aim Your bow [of divine justice] at their faces.

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¹³¹³ Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; We will sing and praise Your power.

¹³¹³ Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

¹³¹³ Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your might.

¹³¹³ Rise up, LORD, because you are strong; we will sing and praise your power. To the Director: To the tune of "Doe of the Dawn".A Davidic Psalm.

¹³¹³ Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.