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Thanksgiving for the King

For the director of music. A song of David.

21 Lord, the king rejoices because of your strength.
    He is so happy when you save him!
You gave the king what he wanted.
    You did not refuse what he asked for. Selah
You put good things before him.
    You placed a gold crown on his head.
He asked you for life.
    And you gave it to him.
    His years go on and on.
He has great glory because you gave him victories.
    You gave him honor and praise.
You always gave him blessings.
    You made him glad because you were with him.
The king truly trusts the Lord.
    Because God Most High always loves him,
    he will not be overwhelmed.
Your hand is against all your enemies.
    Those who hate you will feel your power.
When you appear, you will burn them like wood in a furnace.
In your anger you will eat them up.
    Your fire will burn them up.
10 You will destroy their families from the earth.
    Their children will not live.
11 They made evil plans against you.
    But their traps won’t work.
12 You will make them turn their backs
    when you aim your arrows at them.
13 Be supreme, Lord, in your power.
    We sing and praise your greatness.

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.