Psalm 21 NKJV ISV Parallel

◄ Psalm 21 ►

New King James Version

International Standard Version

1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

1The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How greatly he rejoices in your deliverance.

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

2You have granted him the desire of his heart, and have not withheld what his lips requested. Interlude

3For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.

3You go before him with wonderful blessings, and put a crown of fine gold on his head.

4He asked life from You, and You gave it to him— Length of days forever and ever.

4He asked life from you, and you gave it to him— a long life for ever and ever.

5His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.

5His glory is great because of your deliverance, you have given him honor and majesty.

6For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.

6Indeed, you have given him eternal blessings; you will make him glad with the joy of your presence.

7For the king trusts in the LORD, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

7The king trusts in the LORD; because of the gracious love of the Most High, he will stand firm.

8Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You.

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

9You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; The LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

9When you appear, you will set them ablaze like a fire furnace. In his wrath, the LORD will consume them, and the fire will devour them.

10Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth, And their descendants from among the sons of men.

10You will destroy their descendants from the earth, even their offspring from the ranks of mankind.

11For they intended evil against You; They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.

11Though they plot evil against you and devise schemes, they will not succeed.

12Therefore You will make them turn their back; You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces.

12Indeed, you will make them retreat, when you aim your bow at their faces.

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

13Rise up, LORD, because you are strong; we will sing and praise your power.