Psalms 21 - Compare Translations
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Psalms 21:1
KJVThe king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
WEBThe king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh!
YLTTo the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.
Psalms 21:2
KJVThou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
WEBYou have given him his heart’s desire,
YLTThe desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.
Psalms 21:3
KJVFor thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
WEBFor you meet him with the blessings of goodness.
YLTFor Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.
Psalms 21:4
KJVHe asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
WEBHe asked life of you, you gave it to him,
YLTLife he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.
Psalms 21:5
KJVHis glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
WEBHis glory is great in your salvation.
YLTGreat [is] his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.
Psalms 21:6
KJVFor thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
WEBFor you make him most blessed forever.
YLTFor Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.
Psalms 21:7
KJVFor the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
WEBFor the king trusts in Yahweh.
YLTFor the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.
Psalms 21:8
KJVThine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
WEBYour hand will find out all of your enemies.
YLTThy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.
Psalms 21:9
KJVThou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
WEBYou will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger.
YLTThou 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.
Psalms 21:10
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Psalms 21:11
KJVFor they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
WEBFor they intended evil against you.
YLTFor they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,
Psalms 21:12
KJVTherefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
WEBFor you will make them turn their back,
YLTFor Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.
Psalms 21:13
KJVBe thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
WEBBe exalted, Yahweh, in your strength,
YLTBe Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!
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