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1 The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
2 You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
3 For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
4 He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.
5 His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.
6 For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
7 For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
8 Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9 You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the children of men.
11 For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.
12 For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.
13 Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
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Hebrew interlinear — Psalm 21:1–13 (101 words)
1
  1. יְֽהוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  2. בְּעָזְּךָ֥bĕʿozzĕkā`oz: strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)H5797
  3. יִשְׂמַחyiśmaḥsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
  4. מֶ֑לֶךְmelekmelek: a kingH4428
  5. וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗ûbîšûʿotkāyshuw`ah: something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliveranceH3444
  6. מַהmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  7. יָּ֥גֶילyāgêlgiyl: (properly) to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearH1523
  8. מְאֹֽד׃mĕʾōdm`od: (properly) vehemence; (with or without preposition) vehementlyH3966
2
  1. תַּאֲוַ֣תtaʾăwatta'avah: a longing; (by implication) a delightH8378
  2. לִ֭בּוֹlibbôleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  3. נָתַ֣תָּהnātattânathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  4. לּ֑וֹlô
  5. וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁתwaʾărešetaresheth: a longing forH782
  6. שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוśĕpātāywsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  7. בַּלbalbal: (properly) a failure; (by implication) nothingH1077
  8. מָנַ֥עְתָּmānaʿtāmana`: to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injuryH4513
  9. סֶּֽלָה׃selâcelah: suspension (of music), i.e. pauseH5542
3
  1. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. תְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּtĕqaddĕmennûqadam: to project (one self), i.e. precede; (hence) to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)H6923
  3. בִּרְכ֣וֹתbirkôtBrakah: benediction; (by implication) prosperityH1293
  4. ט֑וֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  5. תָּשִׁ֥יתtāšîtshiyth: to place (in a very wide application)H7896
  6. לְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹlĕrōʾšôro'sh: the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank...H7218
  7. עֲטֶ֣רֶתʿăṭeret`atarah: a crownH5850
  8. פָּֽז׃pāzpaz: pure (gold); (hence) gold itself (as refined)H6337
4
  1. חַיִּ֤ים׀ḥayyîmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  2. שָׁאַ֣לšāʾalsha'al: to inquire; (by implication) to requestH7592
  3. מִ֭מְּךָmimmĕkāmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
  4. נָתַ֣תָּהnātattânathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  5. לּ֑וֹlô
  6. אֹ֥רֶךְʾōrekorek: lengthH753
  7. יָ֝מִ֗יםyāmîmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  8. עוֹלָ֥םʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  9. וָעֶֽד׃wāʿed`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5703
5
  1. גָּד֣וֹלgādôlgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  2. כְּ֭בוֹדוֹkĕbôdôkabowd: (properly) weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519
  3. בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָbîšûʿātekāyshuw`ah: something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliveranceH3444
  4. ה֥וֹדhôdhowd: grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)H1935
  5. וְ֝הָדָרwĕhādorhadar: magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendorH1926
  6. תְּשַׁוֶּ֥הtĕšawweshavah: (properly) to level, i.e. equalize; (figuratively) to resembleH7737
  7. עָלָֽיו׃ʿālāyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
6
  1. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. תְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּtĕšîtēhûshiyth: to place (in a very wide application)H7896
  3. בְרָכ֣וֹתbĕrākôtBrakah: benediction; (by implication) prosperityH1293
  4. לָעַ֑דlāʿad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5703
  5. תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּtĕḥaddēhûchadah: to rejoiceH2302
  6. בְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗הbĕśimḥâsimchah: blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)H8057
  7. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
  8. פָּנֶֽיךָ׃pānêkāpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
7
  1. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. הַ֭מֶּלֶךְhammelekmelek: a kingH4428
  3. בֹּטֵ֣חַbōṭēaḥbatach: (properly) to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620)H982
  4. בַּיהוָ֑הbayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. וּבְחֶ֥סֶדûbĕḥesedcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
  6. עֶ֝לְי֗וֹןʿelyônelyown: an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.)H5945
  7. בַּלbalbal: (properly) a failure; (by implication) nothingH1077
  8. יִמּֽוֹט׃yimmôṭmowt: to waver; (by implication) , to slip, shake, fallH4131
8
  1. תִּמְצָ֣אtimṣāʾmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  2. יָ֭דְךָyādĕkāyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  3. לְכָלlĕkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  4. אֹיְבֶ֑יךָʾôybêkāoyeb: hating; an adversaryH341
  5. יְ֝מִֽינְךָyĕmînĕkāyamiyn: the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous)H3225
  6. תִּמְצָ֥אtimṣāʾmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  7. שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃śōnĕʾêkāsane': to hate (personally)H8130
9
  1. תְּשִׁיתֵ֤מוֹ׀tĕšîtēmôshiyth: to place (in a very wide application)H7896
  2. כְּתַנּ֥וּרkĕtannûrtannuwr: a fire-potH8574
  3. אֵשׁ֮ʾēšesh: fire (literally or figuratively)H784
  4. לְעֵ֪תlĕʿēt`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  5. פָּ֫נֶ֥יךָpānêkāpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  6. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  7. בְּאַפּ֣וֹbĕʾappôaph: (properly) the nose or nostril; (hence) the face, and occasionally a personH639
  8. יְבַלְּעֵ֑םyĕballĕʿēmbala`: to make away with; (specifically) to take by swallowing, to devourH1104
  9. וְֽתֹאכְלֵ֥םwĕtōʾkĕlēmakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
  10. אֵֽשׁ׃ʾēšesh: fire (literally or figuratively)H784
10
  1. פִּ֭רְיָמוֹpiryāmôpriy: fruit (literally or figuratively)H6529
  2. מֵאֶ֣רֶץmēʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  3. תְּאַבֵּ֑דtĕʾabbēdabad: (properly) to wander away, i.e. lose oneselfH6
  4. וְ֝זַרְעָ֗םwĕzarʿāmzera`: seed; (figuratively) fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityH2233
  5. מִבְּנֵ֥יmibbĕnêben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  6. אָדָֽם׃ʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
11
  1. כִּיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. נָט֣וּnāṭûnatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
  3. עָלֶ֣יךָʿālêkā`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  4. רָעָ֑הrāʿâra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  5. חָֽשְׁב֥וּḥāšĕbûchashab: (properly) to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricateH2803
  6. מְ֝זִמָּ֗הmĕzimmâmzimmah: a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)H4209
  7. בַּלbalbal: (properly) a failure; (by implication) nothingH1077
  8. יוּכָֽלוּ׃yûkālûyakol: to be able; (literally) can, couldH3201
12
  1. כִּ֭יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. תְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹtĕšîtēmôshiyth: to place (in a very wide application)H7896
  3. שֶׁ֑כֶםšekemshkem: the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdensH7926
  4. בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָbĕmêtārêkāmeythar: a cord (of a tent) or the string (of a bow)H4340
  5. תְּכוֹנֵ֥ןtĕkônēnkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  6. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  7. פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pĕnêhempaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
13
  1. ר֣וּמָהrûmâruwm: to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)H7311
  2. יְהוָ֣הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. בְעֻזֶּ֑ךָbĕʿuzzekā`oz: strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)H5797
  4. נָשִׁ֥ירָהnāšîrâshiyr: to singH7891
  5. וּֽ֝נְזַמְּרָהûnĕzammĕrâzamar: (properly) to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon itH2167
  6. גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃gĕbûrātekāgbuwrah: force (literally or figuratively); (by implication) valor, victoryH1369

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Strong's words in Psalm 21 (6)
Strong's H3068 — יְֽהוָ֗ה (yĕhwâ)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 4 times in Psalm 21.
Strong's H7896 — תָּשִׁ֥ית (tāšît)
shiyth (sheeth) v. 1. to place (in a very wide application) [a primitive root] KJV: apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, X look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, X take.. Appears 4 times in Psalm 21.
Strong's H1077 — בַּל (bal)
bal (bal) adv. 1. (properly) a failure 2. (by implication) nothing 3. (usually, adverb) not at all 4. (also) lest [from H1086] KJV: lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing. Root(s): H1086. Appears 3 times in Psalm 21.
Strong's H6440 — פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ (pānêkā)
paniym (paw-neem') (plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}) n-m. 1. the face (as the part that turns) 2. (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc. {used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively} [from H6437] KJV: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you. Root(s): H6437. Appears 3 times in Psalm 21.
Strong's H1293 — בִּרְכ֣וֹת (birkôt)
Brakah (ber-aw-kaw') n-f. 1. benediction 2. (by implication) prosperity [from H1288] KJV: blessing, liberal, pool, present. Root(s): H1288. Appears 2 times in Psalm 21.
Strong's H3444 — וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗ (ûbîšûʿotkā)
yshuw`ah (yesh-oo'-aw) n-f. 1. something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance 2. (hence) aid, victory, prosperity [feminine passive participle of H3467] KJV: deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare. Root(s): H3467. Appears 2 times in Psalm 21.

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