Psalms 21

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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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@Rashi

Rashi on Psalms 21:3

<b>and the speech of</b> Heb. וארשת, an expression of speech, which has no similar word. Menachem (p. 167), however, brought a [word] similar to it (Ezra 3:7): “by the authorization (כרשיון) of Cyrus, king of Persia.”

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