Psalm 21

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

1 The King shall rejoice in thy | strength, O | Lord ||

exceeding | glad • shall he | be of • thy sal- | vation. ||

2 Thou hast given him his | heart's de- | sire ||

and hast not de- | nied him • the re- | 3 quest of his | lips. ||

3 For thou shalt prevent him with the | 3 blessings of | goodness ||

and shalt set a | crown of • pure | gold up•on his | head. ||

4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him a long life, * even for | 3 ever and | ever. ||

5 His honour is great in thy salvation; * glory and great | worship | shalt thou | lay up•on him. ||

6 For thou shalt give him ever- | 3 lasting fe- | lici•ty ||

and make him | glad • with the | 3 joy of thy | counte•nance. ||

7 And why? * because the King putteth his | trust • in the | Lord ||

and in the mercy of the most | Highest • he shall | not mis- | carry. ||

8 All thine enemies shall | feel thine | hand ||

thy right hand shall | find out | them that | hate thee. ||

9 Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in | 3 time of thy | wrath ||

the Lord shall destroy them in his dis- | pleasure, • and the | fire • shall con- | sume them. ||

10 Their fruit shalt thou root | 3 out of the | earth ||

and their seed from a- | mong the | 3 children of | men. ||

11 For they intended | 3 mischief a- | gainst thee ||

and imagined such a device as they | are not | able • to per- | form. ||

12 Therefore shalt thou | 3 put them to | flight ||

and the strings of thy bow shalt thou make | 3 ready a- | gainst the | face of • them. ||

13 Be thou exalted, Lord, 3 in | thine own | strength ||

so will we | sing, and | praise thy | power. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||