Psalms 21
Psalm 21 expresses the king's joy in **YHWH**'s strength and salvation after victory, thanking Him for fulfilling desires, granting eternal life and blessings, and exalting the king with glory.[1][2][5] It affirms the king's trust in **YHWH** through the faithful love of **'Elyon**, prophesying divine judgment that will consume enemies like fire, destroy their offspring, and ensure their failed plots, culminating in praise for **YHWH**'s power.[1][2][4]
Word-by-Word
Translation column shows two renderings:
- SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
- SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha |
to the overseeing one
to the overseeing one
|
HRd/Vprmsa | H5329 |
| 2 | מִזְמ֥וֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 mizemor |
musical composition
psalm
|
HNcmsa | H4210 |
| 3 | לְ/דָוִֽד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid |
to David
to David
|
HR/Np | H1732 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יְֽהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 2 | בְּ/עָזְּ/ךָ֥ 𐤁/𐤏𐤆/𐤊 beazekha |
in your strength
in your strength
|
HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms | H5797 |
| 3 | יִשְׂמַח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yisemach samka (Kirundi) |
he will rejoice
he will rejoice
|
HVqi3ms | H8055 |
| 4 | מֶ֑לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe |
king of
king of
|
HNcmsa | H4428 |
| 5 | וּ֝/בִ/ישׁ֥וּעָתְ/ךָ֗ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤊 uvishuatekha |
and in your deliverance
and in your deliverance
|
HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2ms | H3444 |
| 6 | מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah |
what?
how
|
HTi | H4100 |
| 7 | יגיל 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤋 ygyl |
he will whirl in joy
he will exult
|
HVqi3ms | H1523 |
| 8 | יָּ֥גֶל 𐤉𐤂𐤋 yagel |
he will exult
he will rejoice
|
HVqi3ms | H1523 |
| 9 | מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod |
with great force
very
|
HD | H3966 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | תַּאֲוַ֣ת 𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤕 taavat |
craving of
desire of
|
HNcfsc | H8378 |
| 2 | לִ֭בּ/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo |
his inner core
his heart
|
HNcmsc/Sp3ms | H3820 |
| 3 | נָתַ֣תָּה 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 natatah |
you gave
you gave
|
HVqp2ms | H5414 |
| 4 | לּ֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo |
to him
|
HR/Sp3ms | |
| 5 | וַ/אֲרֶ֥שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤔𐤕 vaareshet |
and earnest petition-of
and the request of
|
HC/Ncfsc | H782 |
| 6 | שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 sefatayv |
his lips
his lips
|
HNcfdc/Sp3ms | H8193 |
| 7 | בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal |
not at all
not
|
HTn | H1077 |
| 8 | מָנַ֥עְתָּ 𐤌𐤍𐤏𐤕 manaeta |
you withheld
you have withheld
|
HVqp2ms | H4513 |
| 9 | סֶּֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah |
Lift-up pause
Selah
|
HTj | H5542 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | תְ֭קַדְּמֶ/נּוּ 𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤍𐤅 teqademenu |
you anticipate him
you meet him
|
HVpi2ms/Sp3ms | H6923 |
| 3 | בִּרְכ֣וֹת 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤕 birekhot |
blessings of
with blessings
|
HNcfpc | H1293 |
| 4 | ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov |
good
good
|
HAamsa | H2896 |
| 5 | תָּשִׁ֥ית 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤕 tashit |
you will set
you will set
|
HVqi2ms | H7896 |
| 6 | לְ֝/רֹאשׁ֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 lerosho |
to his head
on his head
|
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms | H7218 |
| 7 | עֲטֶ֣רֶת 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤕 ateret |
crown
a crown
|
HNcfsc | H5850 |
| 8 | פָּֽז 𐤐𐤆 paz |
refined gold
pure gold
|
HNcmsa | H6337 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | חַיִּ֤ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim hai (Swahili) |
lives
livings
|
HNcmpa | H2416 |
| 2 | שָׁאַ֣ל 𐤔𐤀𐤋 shaal |
he asked
he asked
|
HVqp3ms | H7592 |
| 3 | מִ֭מְּ/ךָ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha |
from you
from you
|
HR/Sp2ms | H4480 |
| 4 | נָתַ֣תָּה 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 natatah |
you gave
you gave
|
HVqp2ms | H5414 |
| 5 | לּ֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo |
to him
|
HR/Sp3ms | |
| 6 | אֹ֥רֶךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤊 orekhe |
length of
length of
|
HNcmsc | H753 |
| 7 | יָ֝מִ֗ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim |
days
days
|
HNcmpa | H3117 |
| 8 | עוֹלָ֥ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam |
hidden age
forever
|
HNcmsa | H5769 |
| 9 | וָ/עֶֽד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vaed |
and perpetuity
and forever
|
HC/Ncmsa | H5703 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | גָּד֣וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol |
great
great
|
HAamsa | H1419 |
| 2 | כְּ֭בוֹד/וֹ 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤅 kevodo |
his weightiness
his glory
|
HNcbsc/Sp3ms | H3519 |
| 3 | בִּ/ישׁוּעָתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤊 bishuatekha |
in your deliverance
in your deliverance
|
HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms | H3444 |
| 4 | ה֥וֹד 𐤄𐤅𐤃 hod |
splendor-of
splendor
|
HNcmsa | H1935 |
| 5 | וְ֝/הָדָר 𐤅/𐤄𐤃𐤓 vehadar |
majesty
and majesty
|
HC/Ncmsa | H1926 |
| 6 | תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤄 teshaveh |
you make equal
you bestow
|
HVpi2ms | H7737 |
| 7 | עָלָֽי/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv |
upon him
upon him
|
HR/Sp3ms | H5921 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | תְשִׁיתֵ֣/הוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤄𐤅 teshitehu |
you set him
you set him
|
HVqi2ms/Sp3ms | H7896 |
| 3 | בְרָכ֣וֹת 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤕 verakhot |
bestowals of favor
blessings
|
HNcfpa | H1293 |
| 4 | לָ/עַ֑ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad |
to perpetuity
forever
|
HR/Ncmsa | H5703 |
| 5 | תְּחַדֵּ֥/הוּ 𐤕𐤇𐤃/𐤄𐤅 techadehu |
you cause him to rejoice
you cause him to rejoice
|
HVpi2ms/Sp3ms | H2302 |
| 6 | בְ֝/שִׂמְחָ֗ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) |
rejoicing
with joy
|
HR/Ncfsa | H8057 |
| 7 | אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et |
object-marker
with
|
HR | H854 |
| 8 | פָּנֶֽי/ךָ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 paneykha |
your face
your face
|
HNcbpc/Sp2ms | H6440 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | הַ֭/מֶּלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe |
the king
the king
|
HTd/Ncmsa | H4428 |
| 3 | בֹּטֵ֣חַ 𐤁𐤈𐤇 botecha |
the one who trusts
the one who trusts
|
HVqrmsa | H982 |
| 4 | בַּ/יהוָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
in Yahweh
in Yahweh
|
HR/Np | H3068 |
| 5 | וּ/בְ/חֶ֥סֶד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤎𐤃 uvechesed |
and in covenantal loyalty
and in covenantal loyalty
|
HC/R/Ncmsc | H2617 |
| 6 | עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 eleyon |
Highest One
Highest One
|
HAamsa | H5945 |
| 7 | בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal |
not at all
not at all
|
HTn | H1077 |
| 8 | יִמּֽוֹט 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤈 yimot |
he will be shaken
he will be shaken
|
HVNi3ms | H4131 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | תִּמְצָ֣א 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timetsa |
you will find
you will find
|
HVqi3fs | H4672 |
| 2 | יָ֭דְ/ךָ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha |
your hand
your hand
|
HNcbsc/Sp2ms | H3027 |
| 3 | לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal kila (Swahili) |
to the whole of
to all
|
HR/Ncmsc | H3605 |
| 4 | אֹיְבֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤊 oyeveykha |
your hostile ones
your enemies
|
HVqrmpc/Sp2ms | H341 |
| 5 | יְ֝מִֽינְ/ךָ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤊 yeminekha |
your right hand
your right hand
|
HNcfsc/Sp2ms | H3225 |
| 6 | תִּמְצָ֥א 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timetsa-2 |
you will find
you will find
|
HVqi3fs | H4672 |
| 7 | שֹׂנְאֶֽי/ךָ 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤉/𐤊 soneeykha |
your haters
your haters
|
HVqrmpc/Sp2ms | H8130 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | תְּשִׁיתֵ֤/מוֹ 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤌𐤅 teshitemo |
you will set them
you will set them
|
HVqi2ms/Sp3mp | H7896 |
| 2 | כְּ/תַנּ֥וּר 𐤊/𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤓 ketanur |
like a fire-oven
like an oven
|
HR/Ncmsc | H8574 |
| 3 | אֵשׁ֮ 𐤀𐤔 esh |
fire
fire
|
HNcbsa | H784 |
| 4 | לְ/עֵ֪ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤕 leet |
for an appointed time
at the time of
|
HR/Ncbsc | H6256 |
| 5 | פָּ֫נֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 paneykha |
your face
your face
|
HNcbpc/Sp2ms | H6440 |
| 6 | יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 7 | בְּ/אַפּ֣/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤅 beapo |
in his nose
in his anger
|
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms | H639 |
| 8 | יְבַלְּעֵ֑/ם 𐤉𐤁𐤋𐤏/𐤌 yevaleem |
he will engulf them
he will swallow them up
|
HVpi3ms/Sp3mp | H1104 |
| 9 | וְֽ/תֹאכְלֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤌 vetokhelem okèlè (Yoruba) |
she will consume them
it will consume them
|
HC/Vqi3fs/Sp3mp | H398 |
| 10 | אֵֽשׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh-2 |
fire
fire
|
HNcbsa | H784 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | פִּ֭רְיָ/מוֹ 𐤐𐤓𐤉/𐤌𐤅 pireyamo |
their fruit
their fruit
|
HNcmsc/Sp3mp | H6529 |
| 2 | מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) |
from land
from land
|
HR/Ncbsa | H776 |
| 3 | תְּאַבֵּ֑ד 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤃 teabed |
you will cause to perish
you will destroy
|
HVpi2ms | H6 |
| 4 | וְ֝/זַרְעָ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤌 vezaream |
and their seed
and their seed
|
HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp | H2233 |
| 5 | מִ/בְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) |
from sons of
from the sons of
|
HR/Ncmpc | H1121 |
| 6 | אָדָֽם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam |
human being
human being
|
HNcmsa | H120 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
because
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | נָט֣וּ 𐤍𐤈𐤅 natu |
they stretched out
they stretched out
|
HVqp3cp | H5186 |
| 3 | עָלֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha |
upon you
against you
|
HR/Sp2ms | H5921 |
| 4 | רָעָ֑ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah |
evil
evil
|
HNcfsa | H7451 |
| 5 | חָֽשְׁב֥וּ 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅 chashevu |
they devised
they devised
|
HVqp3cp | H2803 |
| 6 | מְ֝זִמָּ֗ה 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤄 mezimah |
deliberate scheme
deliberate scheme
|
HNcfsa | H4209 |
| 7 | בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal |
not at all
not
|
HTn | H1077 |
| 8 | יוּכָֽלוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤅 yukhalu |
they are able
they are able
|
HVqi3mp | H3201 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֭י 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | תְּשִׁיתֵ֣/מוֹ 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤌𐤅 teshitemo |
you will set them
you will set them
|
HVqi2ms/Sp3mp | H7896 |
| 3 | שֶׁ֑כֶם 𐤔𐤊𐤌 shekhem |
shoulder of
shoulder of
|
HNcmsa | H7926 |
| 4 | בְּ֝/מֵֽיתָרֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤉/𐤊 bemeytareykha |
with your tension-cords
with your bowstrings
|
HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms | H4340 |
| 5 | תְּכוֹנֵ֥ן 𐤕𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍 tekhonen |
you will firmly establish
you will firmly establish
|
HVoi2ms | H3559 |
| 6 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
upon
|
HR | H5921 |
| 7 | פְּנֵי/הֶֽם 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 peneyhem |
their faces
before their faces
|
HNcbpc/Sp3mp | H6440 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ר֣וּמָ/ה 𐤓𐤅𐤌/𐤄 rumah |
Lofty-Place
Be raised up
|
HVqv2ms/Sh | H7311 |
| 2 | יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 3 | בְּ/עֻזֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤆/𐤊 beuzekha |
in your strength
in your strength
|
HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms | H5797 |
| 4 | נָשִׁ֥ירָה 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤄 nashirah |
let us sing
let us sing
|
HVqh1cp | H7891 |
| 5 | וּֽ֝/נְזַמְּרָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄 unezamerah |
and let us make music
and let us make music
|
HC/Vph1cp | H2167 |
| 6 | גְּבוּרָתֶֽ/ךָ 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤊 gevuratekha |
your might
your might
|
HNcfsc/Sp2ms | H1369 |