Psalms 21 – Compare Chapter Translations
Verse-by-verse comparison of Psalms 21 across supported Bible translations.
Verse 1
KJV The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
ASV The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
WEB The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
YLT To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.
DRB Unto the end, for the morning protection, a psalm for David.
DBY {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.
GNV To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall reioyce in thy strength, O Lord: yea how greatly shall he reioyce in thy saluation!
LSB For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O Yahweh, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!
Verse 2
KJV Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
ASV Thou hast given him his heart`s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah
WEB You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
YLT The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.
DRB O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.
DBY Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
GNV Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire, and hast not denyed him the request of his lips. Selah.
LSB You have given him his heart’s desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
Verse 3
KJV For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
ASV For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
WEB For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
YLT For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.
DRB O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.
DBY For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.
GNV For thou diddest preuent him with liberall blessings, and didest set a crowne of pure gold vpon his head.
LSB For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
Verse 4
KJV He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
ASV He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.
WEB He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.
YLT Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him--length of days, Age-during--and for ever.
DRB But thou dwellest in the holy place, the praise of Israel.
DBY He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.
GNV He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.
LSB He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.
Verse 5
KJV His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
ASV His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.
WEB His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.
YLT Great <FI>is<Fi> his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.
DRB In thee have our fathers hoped: they have hoped, and thou hast delivered them.
DBY His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.
GNV His glory is great in thy saluation: dignitie and honour hast thou laid vpon him.
LSB His glory is great through Your salvation, Splendor and majesty You bestow upon him.
Verse 6
KJV For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
ASV For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
WEB For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
YLT For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.
DRB They cried to thee, and they were saved: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
DBY For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.
GNV For thou hast set him as blessings for euer: thou hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenance.
LSB For You make him most blessed forever; You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence.
Verse 7
KJV For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
ASV For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
WEB For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
YLT For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.
DRB But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.
DBY For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
GNV Because the King trusteth in the Lord, and in the mercie of the most High, he shall not slide.
LSB For the king trusts in Yahweh, And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.
Verse 8
KJV Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
ASV Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
WEB Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
YLT Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.
DRB All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn: they have spoken with the lips, and wagged the head.
DBY Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
GNV Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, and thy right hand shall finde out them that hate thee.
LSB Your hand will find out all your enemies; Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
Verse 9
KJV Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
ASV Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.
WEB 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.
YLT Thou makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them.
DRB He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: let him save him, seeing he delighteth in him.
DBY Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thy presence; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his anger, and the fire shall devour them:
GNV Thou shalt make them like a fierie ouen in time of thine anger: the Lord shall destroy them in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.
LSB You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger; Yahweh will swallow them up in His wrath, And fire will devour them.
Verse 10
KJV Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
ASV Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.
WEB You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the children of men.
YLT Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest, And their seed from the sons of men.
DRB For thou art he that hast drawn me out of the womb: my hope from the breasts of my mother.
DBY Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
GNV Their fruite shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seede from the children of men.
LSB Their offspring You will destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the sons of men.
Verse 11
KJV For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
ASV For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.
WEB For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.
YLT For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,
DRB I was cast upon thee from the womb. From my mother's womb thou art my God,
DBY For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.
GNV For they intended euill against thee, and imagined mischiefe, but they shall not preuaile.
LSB Though they intended evil against You And devised a scheme, They will not succeed.
Verse 12
KJV Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
ASV For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.
WEB For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.
YLT For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.
DRB Depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.
DBY For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.
GNV Therefore shalt thou put them aparte, and the strings of thy bowe shalt thou make readie against their faces.
LSB For You will make them turn their back; You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.
Verse 13
KJV Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
ASV Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power. Psalm 22 For the Chief Musician; set to Aijaleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David.
WEB Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
YLT Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!
DRB Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.
DBY Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power.
GNV Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: so will we sing and prayse thy power.
LSB Be exalted, O Yahweh, in Your strength; We will sing and praise Your might.
Verse 14
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DRB They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.
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Verse 15
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DRB I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels.
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Verse 16
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DRB My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death.
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Verse 17
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DRB For many dogs have encompassed me: the council of the malignant hath besieged me. They have dug my hands and feet.
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Verse 18
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DRB They have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me.
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Verse 19
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DRB They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.
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Verse 20
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DRB But thou, O Lord, remove not thy help to a distance from me; look towards my defence.
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Verse 21
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DRB Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: my only one from the hand of the dog.
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Verse 22
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DRB Save me from the lion's mouth; and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.
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Verse 23
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DRB I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I praise thee.
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Verse 24
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DRB Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him.
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Verse 25
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DRB Let all the seed of Israel fear him: because he hath not slighted nor despised the supplication of the poor man. Neither hath he turned away his face from me: and when I cried to him he heard me.
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Verse 26
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DRB With thee is my praise in a great church: I will pay my vows in the sight of them that fear him.
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Verse 27
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DRB The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever.
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Verse 28
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DRB All the ends of the earth shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord: And all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall adore in his sight.
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Verse 29
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DRB For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he shall have dominion over the nations.
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Verse 30
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DRB All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and have adored: all they that go down to the earth shall fall before him.
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Verse 31
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DRB And to him my soul shall live: and my seed shall serve him.
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Verse 32
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DRB There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come: and the heavens shall shew forth his justice to a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath made.
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