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21 [1] **To the chief musician, a psalm by David. **
[2] **The king has joy in Your strength, Lord; how greatly he rejoices in Your salvation. **
[3] **You gave him his heart’s desire. You did not deny **his prayers, **the request of his lips, Selah. **
[4] **You greet him with blessings of goodness, **literally, “You precede him with blessings”; even before he approaches You, You bestow Your blessings on him. **You set a crown of pure gold upon his head. **
[5] **He asked You for life; You gave him **not only life for the moment but great longevity and **length of days. **May it be Your will that this continue **forevermore*****. ***
[6] **His honor is great in Your salvation. **The help You give him to win battles increases his honor and majesty.** You bestow splendor and glory upon him. **
[7] **For You set **him as a recipient of **blessings **bestowed **upon him continually; You make him exceedingly joyous in Your presence.**
[8] **For the king trusts in the Lord; in the kindness of the Most High he will not stumble. **
[9] The psalmist proceeds to address the king: **Your hand will find, **reach,** all your enemies; your right hand will find those who hate you. **
[10] **You will make them like a fiery oven at the time of your anger; the Lord will consume them with His wrath and let fire devour them. **When you direct your anger at your enemies, they will burn as if in a furnace. The fire of God’s fury will consume them.
[11] **You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among the sons of man. **
[12] **Though they were inclined to evil against you, devising plots, they will not succeed. **
[13] **For You make them turn back. **This phrase could also mean “You make them into targets,” as** You aim Your bowstring at their faces.** You shoot them with arrows from Your bow.
[14] In conclusion:** Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength. **Let the greatness of Your power be revealed to us,** **and then** we will sing and praise Your might. **
Version: The Steinsaltz Tanakh - English
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