Psalms 21:1-7 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; 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 meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

⁶ For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.

⁷ For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

¹ For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David.

² O God, my God, attend to me: why hast thou forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.

³ O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me.

⁴ But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.

⁵ Our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou didst deliver them.

⁶ They cried to thee, and were saved: they hoped in thee, and were not ashamed.

⁷ But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 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.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 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.

¹ (22) For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why have you forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.

² O my God, I will cry to you by day, but you will not hear: and by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me.

³ But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.

⁴ Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.

⁵ They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.

⁶ But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

⁷ All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying,

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 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 fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

⁶ For thou makest him most blessed for ever: thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.

⁷ For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

¹ Yahweh, ◄ I, your king am glad/the king is glad► because you have caused me/him to be strong. ◄I rejoice/he rejoices► greatly because you have rescued me/him from my/his enemies.

² You have given me/him the things that I/he SYN desired and you have not refused to do what I requested you to do.

³ In answer to my/his prayer, you enabled me/him to succeed and prosper. You placed a gold crown on my/his head.

⁴ I/He asked you to enable me/him to live for a long time, and that is what you gave me/him, a very long HYP life.

⁵ ◄I am/He is► greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.

⁶ You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.

⁷ Yahweh, you are God Almighty, and ◄I trust/the king trusts► in you. Because you faithfully love me/him, disastrous things will never happen to me/him.

¹ (22) For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why have you forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.

² O my God, I will cry to you by day, but you will not hear: and by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me.

³ But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.

⁴ Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.

⁵ They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.

⁶ But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

⁷ All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying,

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

² You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

³ For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

⁷ For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

² You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

³ For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

⁷ For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

² You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

³ For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honour and majesty on him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

⁷ For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

¹ To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

² You have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips. (Selah.)

³ For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.

⁴ He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in your salvation: honour and authority have you put on him.

⁶ For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.

⁷ For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

¹ To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; 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 hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him, length of days for ever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.

⁶ For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.

⁷ For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

¹ Unto the end, for the morning protection, a psalm for David.

² O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.

³ O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.

⁴ But thou dwellest in the holy place, the praise of Israel.

⁵ In thee have our fathers hoped: they have hoped, and thou hast delivered them.

⁶ They cried to thee, and they were saved: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

⁷ But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.

¹ For the music director. A psalm of David. The king celebrates your strength, Lord; he is so happy you made him victorious!

² You gave him everything he wanted; you didn't hold anything back he asked for.

³ You welcomed him on his return with special blessings; you placed a crown of pure gold on his head.

⁴ He asked you to give him a good life, and you gave him a long life, forever and ever.

⁵ Your victories brought him great glory; you granted him splendor and majesty.

⁶ You give him blessings forever. He is full of joy because you are with him.

⁷ For the king trusts in the Lord; he stands firm because of the trustworthy love of the Most High.

¹ To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall reioyce in thy strength, O Lord: yea how greatly shall he reioyce in thy saluation!

² Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire, and hast not denyed him the request of his lips. Selah.

³ For thou diddest preuent him with liberall blessings, and didest set a crowne of pure gold vpon his head.

⁴ He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.

⁵ His glory is great in thy saluation: dignitie and honour hast thou laid vpon him.

⁶ For thou hast set him as blessings for euer: thou hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenance.

⁷ Because the King trusteth in the Lord, and in the mercie of the most High, he shall not slide.

¹ (21-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (21-2) O LORD, in Thy strength the king rejoiceth; and in Thy salvation how greatly doth he exult!

² (21-3) Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. Selah

³ (21-4) For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ (21-5) He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.

⁵ (21-6) His glory is great through Thy salvation; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.

⁶ (21-7) For Thou makest him most blessed for ever; Thou makest him glad with joy in Thy presence.

⁷ (21-8) For the king trusteth in the LORD, yea, in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 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.

¹ “To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” (21:2) O Lord, because of thy strength will the king rejoice; and through thy salvation how greatly will he be glad!

² (21:3) The longing of his heart hast thou given him, and the request of his lips hast thou not withholden. Selah.

³ (21:4) For thou meetest him unasked with the blessings of happiness: thou settest on his head a crown of pure gold.

⁴ (21:5) Life hath he asked of thee, thou gavest it to him, length of days for ever and ever.

⁵ (21:6) Great is his honor through thy help: glory and majesty thou layest upon him.

⁶ (21:7) For thou appointest him to be a blessing for ever: thou makest him glad with joy from thy presence.

⁷ (21:8) For the king trusteth in the Lord; and through the kindness of the Most High shall he not be moved.

¹ For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David.

² O God, my God, attend to me: why hast thou forsaken me? The account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.

³ O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: And by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me.

⁴ But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.

⁵ Our fathers hoped in thee; They hoped, and thou didst deliver them.

⁶ They cried to thee, and were saved: They hoped in thee, and were not ashamed.

⁷ But I am a worm, and not a man; A reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

¹ “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The king rejoiceth in thy strength, O LORD! Yea, he doth greatly exult in thy protection.

² Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not denied him the request of his lips. Pause.

³ Yea, thou hast met him with rich blessings, Thou hast placed a crown of pure gold upon his head.

⁴ He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him; Even long life, enduring for ever.

⁵ Great is his glory through thine aid; Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

⁶ Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of thy countenance.

⁷ For the king trusteth in the LORD; And through the goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

¹ For the leader. A psalm of David. The king rejoices, Lord, in your might, how he exults because of your help!

² You have granted to him his heart's desire, you have not withheld his lips' request. Selah

³ You came to meet him with rich blessings, you set on his head a golden crown.

⁴ He asked you for life, you gave it — many long days, forever and ever.

⁵ Great is his glory because of your help, honour and majesty you lay upon him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever, you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

⁷ For the king puts always his trust in the Lord; the Most High, in his love, will preserve him unshaken.

¹ For the leader. A psalm of David. The king rejoices, Lord, in your might, how he exults because of your help!

² You have granted to him his heart's desire, you have not withheld his lips' request. Selah

³ You came to meet him with rich blessings, you set on his head a golden crown.

⁴ He asked you for life, you gave it — many long days, forever and ever.

⁵ Great is his glory because of your help, honor and majesty you lay upon him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever, you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

⁷ For the king puts always his trust in the Lord; the Most High, in his love, will preserve him unshaken.

¹ The King (Messiah Anointed one) rejoices in your strength, Adonai ! How greatly he rejoices in your yishu'ah ·salvation·!

² You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

³ For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

⁵ His kavod ·weighty glory· is great in your yishu'ah ·salvation·. You lay honor and majesty on him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

⁷ For the king trusts in Adonai . Through the cheshed ·loving-kindness· of haElyon the Most High, he shall not be moved.

¹ For the chief musician. A psalm of David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in the salvation you provide!

² You have given him his heart's desire and have not held back the request of his lips. Selah

³ For you bring him rich blessings; you placed on his head a crown of purest gold.

⁴ He asked you for life; you gave it to him; you gave him long days forever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great because of your victory; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.

⁶ For you grant him lasting blessings; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

⁷ For the king trusts in Yahweh; through the covenant faithfulness of the Most High he will not be moved.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

² You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

³ For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

⁷ For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

² You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

³ For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honour and majesty on him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

⁷ For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

¹ To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. 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 withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

³ For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness: thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it to him, even length of days for ever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in thy salvation: honor 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.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

² You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

³ For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

⁷ For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

² You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

³ For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honour and majesty on him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

⁷ For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

¹ To victory, the psalm of David. Lord, the king shall be glad in thy virtue; and he shall full out have joy greatly on thine health.

² Thou hast given to him the desire of his heart; and thou hast not defrauded him of the will of his lips.

³ For thou hast before-come him in the blessings of sweetness; thou hast set or puttest on his head a crown of precious stone.

⁴ He asked of thee life, and thou gavest it to him; the length of days into the world, and into the world of world.

⁵ His glory is great in thine health; thou shalt put glory, and great fairness, on him.

⁶ For thou shalt give him into bless-ing into the world of world; thou shalt make him glad in joy with thy cheer.

⁷ For the king hopeth in the Lord; and in the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.

¹ To victory, the psalm of David. Lord, the king shall be glad in thy virtue; and he shall full out have joy greatly on thine health. (For the choirmaster, a song by David. Lord, the king shall be glad for thy strength, or thy might; and he shall have great joy in thy victory.)

² Thou hast given to him the desire of his heart; and thou hast not defrauded him of the will of his lips. (Thou hast given him his heart’s desire; and thou hast not denied him what he asked for with his lips.)

³ For thou hast before come him in the blessings of sweetness; thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stone. (For thou hast come before him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set upon his head a crown of pure gold.)

⁴ He asked of thee life, and thou gavest it to him; the length of days into the world, and into the world of world. (He asked for life from thee, and thou gavest it to him; yea, length of days forever and ever.)

⁵ His glory is great in thine health; thou shalt put glory, and great fairness, on him. (His glory is great because of thy help or Thy salvation hath brought him great glory; thou shalt put honour, and majesty, upon him.)

⁶ For thou shalt give him into blessing into the world of world; thou shalt make him glad in joy with thy cheer. (For thou shalt make him blessed forever and ever; thou shalt make him glad with joy before thee.)

⁷ For the king hopeth in the Lord; and in the mercy of the highest he shall not be moved. (For the king trusteth in the Lord; and by the love of the Most High, he shall not be moved, or shaken.)

¹ To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

² The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

³ For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

⁴ Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him — length of days, Age-during — and for ever.

⁵ Great is his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

⁶ For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

⁷ For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.