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Psalm 21 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Praise for Deliverance.

Psa 21:1
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah;
And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
Psa 21:2
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire,
And hast not withholden the request of his lips.
[Selah
Psa 21:3
For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness:
Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
Psa 21:4
He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him,
Even length of days for ever and ever.
Psa 21:5
His glory is great in thy salvation:
Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.
Psa 21:6
For thou makest him most blessed for ever:
Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
Psa 21:7
For the king trusteth in Jehovah;
And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
Psa 21:8
Thy hand will find out all thine enemies;
Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
Psa 21:9
Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger:
Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath,
And the fire shall devour them.
Psa 21:10
Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth,
And their seed from among the children of men.
Psa 21:11
For they intended evil against thee;
They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.
Psa 21:12
For thou wilt make them turn their back;
Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.
Psa 21:13
Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength:
So will we sing and praise thy power.
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Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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