Psalm 21
Thanksgiving for Messianic Blessings
1 For the director. A psalm of David.
2 O Lord, the king rejoices in your strength;
your victories fill him with great joy.
3 You have granted him the desire of his heart
and not withheld from him the request of his lips. Selah
4 You welcomed him with choice blessings
and placed a crown of pure gold upon his head.
5 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him,
length of days forever and ever.
6 He has achieved great glory through your victory;
you have bestowed upon him splendor and majesty.
7 You have conferred everlasting blessings on him;
you gladdened him with the joy of your presence.
8 For the king places his trust in the Lord;
through the kindness of the Most High he will not fall.
9 Your hand will lay hold of all your enemies;
your right hand will overcome all your foes.
10 On the day when you appear,
you will cast them into a fiery furnace.
The Lord’s anger will engulf them,
and fire will consume them.
11 You will blot out their descendants from the earth
and rid the human race of their posterity.
12 They have devised wicked schemes against you,
but, plot though they may, they will not succeed.
13 For you will force them to retreat
when you aim your bows at them.
14 Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength;
we will sing and praise your power.
Footnotes
- Psalm 21:1
- Psalm 21:1
- Psalm 21:2
- Psalm 21:3
- Psalm 21:4
- Psalm 21:5
- Psalm 21:6
- Psalm 21:7
- Psalm 21:8
- Psalm 21:9
- Psalm 21:10
- Psalm 21:11
- Psalm 21:14
