Psalm 21

¹ The king in thy great strength, O Lord,

shall very joyful be:

In thy salvation rejoice

how veh’mently shall he!

² Thou hast bestowed upon him

all that his heart would have;

And thou from him didst not withhold

whate’er his lips did crave. Selah.

³ For thou with blessings him prevent’st

of goodness manifold;

And thou hast set upon his head

a crown of purest gold.

⁴ When he desired life of thee,

thou life to him didst give;

Ev’n such a length of days, that he

for evermore should live.

⁵ In that salvation wrought by thee

his glory is made great;

Honour and comely majesty

thou hast upon him set.

⁶ Because that thou for evermore

most blessed hast him made;

And thou hast with thy countenance

made him exceeding glad.

⁷ Because the king upon the Lord

his confidence doth lay;

And through the grace of the most High

shall not be mov’d away.

⁸ Thine hand shall all those men find out

that en’mies are to thee;

Ev’n thy right hand shall find out those

of thee that haters be.

⁹ Like fiery ov’n thou shalt them make,

when kindled is thine ire;

God shall them swallow in his wrath,

devour them shall the fire.

¹⁰ Their fruit from earth thou shalt destroy,

their seed men from among:

¹¹ For they beyond their might ‘gainst thee

did plot mischief and wrong.

¹² Thou therefore shalt make them turn back,

when thou thy shafts shalt place

Upon thy strings, made ready all

to fly against their face.

¹³ In thy great pow’r and strength, O Lord,

be thou exalted high;

So shall we sing with joyful hearts,

thy power praise shall we.