Psalm 21

New King James Version

Joy in the Salvation of the Lord

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

21 The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord;
And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
²You have given him his heart’s desire,
And have not withheld the ^(A)request of his lips. Selah

³For You meet him with the blessings of goodness;
You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
⁴^(B)He asked life from You, and You gave it to him—
Length of days forever and ever.
⁵His glory is great in Your salvation;
Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
⁶For You have made him most blessed forever;
^(C)You have made him ^[a]exceedingly glad with Your presence.
⁷For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be ^[b]moved.

⁸Your hand will find all Your enemies;
Your right hand will find those who hate You.
⁹You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger;
The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire shall devour them.
¹⁰Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth,
And their ^[c]descendants from among the sons of men.
¹¹For they intended evil against You;
They devised a plot which they are not able to ^(D)perform.
¹²Therefore You will make them turn their back;
You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces.