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Psalm 21
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
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King James Version of the
Bible
1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation
how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not
withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness:
thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length
of days for ever and ever.
5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty
hast thou laid upon him.
6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast
made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy
of the most High he shall not be moved.
8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right
hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine
anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the
fire shall devour them.
10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their
seed from among the children of men.
11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a
mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou
shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the
face of them.
13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we
sing and praise thy power.1
References and notes
1. King James Authorized Version
2.
Spurgeon's Treasury of David -
http://www.ewordtoday.com/comments/psalm/spurgeon/psalm21.htm
3. CLARKE'S
COMMENTARY - PSALMS 21 - http://www.godrules.net/library/clarke/clarkepsa21.htm
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Who Wrote the Psalms?
The psalmist returns thanks to God for giving him the victory over his enemies; which victory he had earnestly requested, 1, 2.