Psalm 21
A thanksgiving for the king's victory. God has granted the king his heart's desire and crowned him with blessings.
PsalmsPsalm 21 of 15013 versesBerean Standard Bible
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For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
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“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.”
“You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’”
“In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.”
“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
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