Psalm 21 | English Standard Version

The King Rejoices in the Lord’s Strength

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 O LORD, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!

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 rich blessings; you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.

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

5 His glory is great through your salvation; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.

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

7 For the king trusts in the LORD, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

8 Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.

9 You will make them as a blazing oven when you appear. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath, and fire will consume them.

10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from among the children of man.

11 Though they plan evil against you, though they devise mischief, they will not succeed.

12 For you will put them to flight; you will aim at their faces with your bows.

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

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Louis Segond 1910

1 Au chef des chantres. Psaume de David.

2 Éternel! le roi se réjouit de ta protection puissante. Oh! comme ton secours le remplit d'allégresse!

3 Tu lui as donné ce que désirait son coeur, Et tu n'as pas refusé ce que demandaient ses lèvres. -Pause.

4 Car tu l'as prévenu par les bénédictions de ta grâce, Tu as mis sur sa tête une couronne d'or pur.

5 Il te demandait la vie, tu la lui as donnée, Une vie longue pour toujours et à perpétuité.

6 Sa gloire est grande à cause de ton secours; Tu places sur lui l'éclat et la magnificence.

7 Tu le rends à jamais un objet de bénédictions, Tu le combles de joie devant ta face.

8 Le roi se confie en l'Éternel; Et, par la bonté du Très Haut, il ne chancelle pas.

9 Ta main trouvera tous tes ennemis, Ta droite trouvera ceux qui te haïssent.

10 Tu les rendras tels qu'une fournaise ardente, Le jour où tu te montreras; L'Éternel les anéantira dans sa colère, Et le feu les dévorera.

11 Tu feras disparaître leur postérité de la terre, Et leur race du milieu des fils de l'homme.

12 Ils ont projeté du mal contre toi, Ils ont conçu de mauvais desseins, mais ils seront impuissants.

13 Car tu leur feras tourner le dos, Et avec ton arc tu tireras sur eux.

14 Lève-toi, Éternel, avec ta force! Nous voulons chanter, célébrer ta puissance.

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