21:1

לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד׃

For the Leader. A Psalm of David.

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21:2

יְהוָה בְּעָזְּךָ יִשְׂמַח־מֶלֶךְ וּבִישׁוּעָתְךָ מַה־יגיל [יָּגֶל] מְאֹד׃

O LORD, in Thy strength the king rejoiceth; and in Thy salvation how greatly doth he exult!

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21:3

תַּאֲוַת לִבּוֹ נָתַתָּה לּוֹ וַאֲרֶשֶׁת שְׂפָתָיו בַּל־מָנַעְתָּ סֶּלָה׃

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. Selah

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21:4

כִּי־תְקַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכוֹת טוֹב תָּשִׁית לְרֹאשׁוֹ עֲטֶרֶת פָּז׃

For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

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21:5

חַיִּים שָׁאַל מִמְּךָ נָתַתָּה לּוֹ אֹרֶךְ יָמִים עוֹלָם וָעֶד׃

He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.

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21:6

גָּדוֹל כְּבוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ הוֹד וְהָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּה עָלָיו׃

His glory is great through Thy salvation; Honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.

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21:7

כִּי־תְשִׁיתֵהוּ בְרָכוֹת לָעַד תְּחַדֵּהוּ בְשִׂמְחָה אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ׃

For Thou makest him most blessed for ever; Thou makest him glad with joy in Thy presence.

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21:8

כִּי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בֹּטֵחַ בַּיהוָה וּבְחֶסֶד עֶלְיוֹן בַּל־יִמּוֹט׃

For the king trusteth in the LORD, yea, in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.

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21:9

תִּמְצָא יָדְךָ לְכָל־אֹיְבֶיךָ יְמִינְךָ תִּמְצָא שֹׂנְאֶיךָ׃

Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee.

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21:10

תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ כְּתַנּוּר אֵשׁ לְעֵת פָּנֶיךָ יְהוָה בְּאַפּוֹ יְבַלְּעֵם וְתֹאכְלֵם אֵשׁ׃

Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger; The LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

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21:11

פִּרְיָמוֹ מֵאֶרֶץ תְּאַבֵּד וְזַרְעָם מִבְּנֵי אָדָם׃

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

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21:12

כִּי־נָטוּ עָלֶיךָ רָעָה חָשְׁבוּ מְזִמָּה בַּל־יוּכָלוּ׃

For they intended evil against thee, They imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

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21:13

כִּי תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ שֶׁכֶם בְּמֵיתָרֶיךָ תְּכוֹנֵן עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם׃

For thou shalt make them turn their back, Thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

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21:14

רוּמָה יְהוָה בְּעֻזֶּךָ נָשִׁירָה וּנְזַמְּרָה גְּבוּרָתֶךָ׃

Be Thou exalted, O LORD, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.

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