Psalms for the week of 6/28-7/4: KINGSHIP PSALMS (Psalm 21)

Psalm 21

The King Rejoices in the LORD’s Strength

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

¹O LORD, in your strength the king rejoices,
and in your salvation how greatly he exults!
²You have given him his heart’s desire
and have not withheld the request of his lips.
Selah

³For you meet him with rich blessings;
you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.
⁴He asked life of you; you gave it to him,
length of days forever and ever.
⁵His glory is great through your salvation;
splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
⁶For you make him most blessed forever;[a]
you make him glad with the joy of your presence.
⁷For the king trusts in the LORD,
and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

⁸Your hand will find out all your enemies;
your right hand will find out those who hate you.
⁹You will make them as a blazing oven
when you appear.
The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath,
and fire will consume them.
¹⁰You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
and their offspring from among the children of man.
¹¹Though they plan evil against you,
though they devise mischief, they will not succeed.
¹²For you will put them to flight;
you will aim at their faces with your bows.

¹³Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength!
We will sing and praise your power.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 21:6 Or make him a source of blessing forever