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The King Rejoices in the Lord's Strength

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

 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;^[a]
   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.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 21:6 Or make him a source of blessing forever

Cross references:

1. Psalm 21:1 : Ps. 8:2; 28:7, 8
2. Psalm 21:1 : Ps. 9:14
3. Psalm 21:2 : Ps. 20:4, 5
4. Psalm 21:3 : Ps. 59:10
5. Psalm 21:3 : [2 Sam. 12:30; 1 Chr. 20:2]
6. Psalm 21:3 : Ps. 19:10
7. Psalm 21:4 : Ps. 61:6; [2 Sam. 7:19]
8. Psalm 21:4 : Ps. 91:16; [1 Kgs. 1:31; Neh. 2:3]
9. Psalm 21:5 : Ps. 8:5
10. Psalm 21:5 : Ps. 45:3; 96:6
11. Psalm 21:6 : Ps. 45:7; See Ps. 16:11
12. Psalm 21:7 : Ps. 10:6; 16:8
13. Psalm 21:8 : [Isa. 10:10]
14. Psalm 21:9 : Mal. 4:1; [Ps. 83:14]
15. Psalm 21:9 : Ps. 2:5
16. Psalm 21:9 : Ps. 18:8; 50:3; 97:3; Isa. 26:11; [Job 20:26; Dan. 7:10; Hab. 3:5]
17. Psalm 21:10 : Ps. 34:16; 1 Kgs. 13:34
18. Psalm 21:10 : Ps. 37:28; 109:13; Job 18:16, 17, 19; Isa. 14:20
19. Psalm 21:11 : Ps. 2:1; 10:2
20. Psalm 21:12 : Ps. 18:40
21. Psalm 21:12 : Ps. 7:12; 11:2