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21:1  For the director. A psalm of David.
21:2  O Lord, the king rejoices in your strength; your victories fill him with great joy.
21:3  You have granted him the desire of his heart and not withheld from him the request of his lips. Selah
21:4  You welcomed him with choice blessings and placed a crown of pure gold upon his head.
21:5  He asked you for life, and you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.
21:6  He has achieved great glory through your victory; you have bestowed upon him splendor and majesty.
21:7  You have conferred everlasting blessings on him; you gladdened him with the joy of your presence.
21:8  For the king places his trust in the Lord; through the kindness of the Most High he will not fall.
21:9  Your hand will lay hold of all your enemies; your right hand will overcome all your foes.
21:10  On the day when you appear, you will cast them into a fiery furnace. The Lord’s anger will engulf them, and fire will consume them.
21:11  You will blot out their descendants from the earth and rid the human race of their posterity.
21:12  They have devised wicked schemes against you, but, plot though they may, they will not succeed.
21:13  For you will force them to retreat when you aim your bows at them.
21:14  Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength; we will sing and praise your power.