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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 21 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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22">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by David for the music leader.)</h3><h3 class="s1">Thanking the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for Victory</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.1" class="v19_21_1">1</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span>, your mighty power</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_1">makes the king glad,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_1">and he celebrates victories</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_1">that you have given him.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.2" class="v19_21_2">2</span>You did what he wanted most</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_2">and never told him “No.”</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.3" class="v19_21_3">3</span>You truly blessed the king,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_3">and you placed on him</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_3">a crown of finest gold.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.4" class="v19_21_4">4</span>He asked to live a long time,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_4">and you promised him life</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_4">that never ends.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.5" class="v19_21_5">5</span>The king is highly honored.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_5">You have let him win victories</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_5">that have made him famous.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.6" class="v19_21_6">6</span>You have given him blessings</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_6">that will last forever,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_6">and you have made him glad</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_6">by being so near to him.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.7" class="v19_21_7">7</span><span class="nd">Lord</span> Most High,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_7">the king trusts you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_7">and your kindness</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_7">keeps him from defeat.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.8" class="v19_21_8">8</span>With your mighty arm, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_8">you will strike down all</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_8">of your hateful enemies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.9" class="v19_21_9">9</span>They will be destroyed by fire</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_9">once you are here,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_9">and because of your anger,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_9">flames will swallow them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.10" class="v19_21_10">10</span>You will wipe their families</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_10">from the earth,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_10">and they will disappear.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.11" class="v19_21_11">11</span>All their plans to harm you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_11">will come to nothing.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.12" class="v19_21_12">12</span>You will make them run away</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_12">by shooting your arrows</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_12">at their faces.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.21.13" class="v19_21_13">13</span>Show your strength, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_21_13">so that we may sing</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_21_13">and praise your power.</span></p> </div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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