Psalms 21

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW JERUSALEM
1 [For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Yahweh, the king rejoices in your power; How your saving helpfills him with joy!	1 [For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Yahweh, the king rejoices in your power; How your saving helpfills him with joy!
2 You have granted him his heart's desire, not denied him the prayer of his lips.Pause	2 You have granted him his heart's desire, not denied him the prayer of his lips.Pause
3 For you come to meet him with blessings of prosperity, put a crown of pure gold on his head.	3 For you come to meet him with blessings of prosperity, put a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He has asked for life, you have given it him, length of days for ever and ever.	4 He has asked for life, you have given it him, length of days for ever and ever.
5 Great his glory through your saving help; you invest him with splendour and majesty.	5 Great his glory through your saving help; you invest him with splendour and majesty.
6 You confer on him everlasting blessings, you gladden him with the joy of your presence.	6 You confer on him everlasting blessings, you gladden him with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king puts his trust in Yahweh; the faithful love of the Most High wil keep him from fal ing.	7 For the king puts his trust in Yahweh; the faithful love of the Most High wil keep him from fal ing.
8 Your hand wil reach all your enemies, your right hand al who hate you.	8 Your hand wil reach all your enemies, your right hand al who hate you.
9 You will hurl them into a blazing furnace on the day when you appear; Yahweh wil engulf them in his anger, and fire wil devour them.	9 You will hurl them into a blazing furnace on the day when you appear; Yahweh wil engulf them in his anger, and fire wil devour them.
10 You wil purge the earth of their descendants, the human race of their posterity.	10 You wil purge the earth of their descendants, the human race of their posterity.
11 They have devised evil against you but, plot as they may, they will not succeed,	11 They have devised evil against you but, plot as they may, they will not succeed,
12 since you will make them turn tail, by shooting your arrows in their faces.	12 since you will make them turn tail, by shooting your arrows in their faces.
13 Rise, Yahweh, in your power! We wil sing and make music in honour of your strength.	13 Rise, Yahweh, in your power! We wil sing and make music in honour of your strength.