Psalm 20–21

¹To the Overseer.—A Psalm of David. Jehovah doth answer thee, In a day of adversity, The name of the God of Jacob doth set thee on high,

²He doth send thy help from the sanctuary, And from Zion doth support thee,

³He doth remember all thy presents, And thy burnt-offering doth reduce to ashes. Selah.

⁴He doth give to thee according to thy heart, And all thy counsel doth fulfil.

⁵We sing of thy salvation, And in the name of our God set up a banner. Jehovah doth fulfil all thy requests.

⁶Now I have known That Jehovah hath saved His anointed, He answereth him from His holy heavens, With the saving might of His right hand.

⁷Some of chariots, and some of horses, And we of the name of Jehovah our God Make mention.

⁸They—they have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright.

⁹O Jehovah, save the king, He doth answer us in the day we call!

Psalm 21

¹To the Overseer.—A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

²The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

³For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

⁴Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him—length of days, Age-during—and for ever.

⁵Great is his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

⁶For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

⁷For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

⁸Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.

⁹Thou makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them.

¹⁰Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest, And their seed from the sons of men.

¹¹For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

¹²For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.

¹³Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!

Psalm 22