Psalm 21

8 Your hand will find out all your enemies;

Your right hand [Ps.20:6] will find out those who hate you.

9 You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger [lit. “at the time of your face”];

Yahweh will swallow them up in His wrath,

And fire will devour them.

10 Their offspring You will destroy from the earth,

And their descendants from among the sons of men.

11 Though they intended evil against You

And devised a plot,

They will not succeed.

12 For You will make them turn their back;

You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

1 O Yahweh, in Your strength the king will be glad,

And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

2 You have given him his heart’s desire,		And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
3 For You meet him with the blessings of good things;		You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
4 He asked life of You,	You gave it to him,		Length of days [Psalm 23:6] forever and ever.
5 His glory is great through Your salvation,		Splendor and majesty You place upon him.
6 For You make him most blessed forever;		You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence [lit.face]. [1]

7 For the king trusts in Yahweh,

And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

13 Be exalted, O Yahweh, in Your strength;

We will sing and praise Your power. [2]

[1] cf. Psalm 16:11

[2] Commenting on verse 13 John Calvin wrote,

The psalm is at length concluded with a prayer, which again confirms that the kingdom which is spoken of is so connected with the glory of God, that his power is reflected from it. This was no doubt true with respect to the kingdom of David; for God in old time displayed his power in exalting him to the throne. But what is here stated was only fully accomplished in Christ, who was appointed by the heavenly Father to be King over us, and who is at the same time God manifest in the flesh. As his divine power ought justly to strike terror into the wicked, so it is described as full of the sweetest consolation to us, which ought to inspire us with joy, and incite us to celebrate it with songs of praise and thanksgivings.