Psalms 21
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For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
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You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
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For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
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He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
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Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
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For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
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For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
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Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
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You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
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You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
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Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
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For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
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Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
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