PSALM 21. _Domine, in virtute tua_.
The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord: exceeding glad
shall he be of thy salvation.
2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire: and hast not denied him
the request of his lips.
3 For thou shalt prevent him with the blessings of goodness: and
shalt set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him a long life: even for
ever and ever.
5 His honour is great in thy salvation: glory and great worship
shalt thou lay upon him.
6 For thou shalt give him everlasting felicity: and make him glad
with the joy of thy countenance.
7 And why? because the King putteth his trust in the Lord: and in
the mercy of the most Highest he shall not miscarry.
8 All thine enemies shall feel thine hand: thy right hand shall
find out them that hate thee.
9 Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in time of thy wrath:
the Lord shall destroy them in his displeasure, and the fire shall
consume them.
10 Their fruit shalt thou root out of the earth: and their seed
from among the children of men.
11 For they intended mischief against thee: and imagined such a
device as they are not able to perform.
12 Therefore shalt thou put them to flight: and the strings of thy
bow shalt thou make ready against the face of them.
13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing,
and praise thy power.