Psalms 21

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Meaning First Bible · Psalms · chapter 21 of 150

1Unto the End. A Psalm of Beloved.

2O He-Who-Is, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

3You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

4For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

5He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.

6Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.

7For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

8For the king trusts in He-Who-Is; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

9Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

10You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath He-Who-Is will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.

11You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.

12Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

13For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

14Be exalted, O He-Who-Is, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.