1Au chef de chœur. Cantique de David.2O Eternel, ╵le roi se réjouit de ta force. Qu’elle est grande sa joie ╵devant ton œuvre de salut!3Tu lui as accordé ╵le désir de son cœur, tu n’as pas refusé ╵ce qu’il te demandait. Pause4Tu es venu à lui ╵chargé de bénédictions excellentes, et tu as posé sur sa tête ╵un diadème d’or.5Il t’avait demandé la vie, ╵tu la lui as donnée et tu prolongeras ses jours ╵jusqu’en l’éternité.6Grâce à la délivrance ╵que tu as accordée, ╵sa gloire est grande, et tu l’as revêtu ╵de splendeur et d’honneur.7Tu fais de lui la source ╵de bénédictions éternelles[1], tu le remplis de joie ╵par ta présence. (Gn 12:2)8Car c’est en l’Eternel ╵que le roi se confie, et grâce à l’amour du Très-Haut, ╵il ne sera pas ébranlé.9O roi, tu atteindras ╵tes ennemis; tu frapperas ╵tous ceux qui te haïssent.10Tu en feras une fournaise quand tu apparaîtras; dans sa colère, ╵l’Eternel les engloutira et le feu les consumera.11Tu extirperas de la terre ╵leurs descendants, et leur postérité ╵du milieu de l’humanité.12Ils trament le mal contre toi, ils ont conçu des plans perfides, ╵mais ils ne réussiront pas.13Tu les mettras en fuite, en décochant tes flèches ╵sur eux.14O Eternel, ╵déploie ta force! Par nos chants et nos hymnes, ╵nous célébrerons ta puissance.
Psaume 21
English Standard Version
The King Rejoices in the Lord’s Strength
1To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults! (Ps 8:2; Ps 9:14; Ps 28:7)2You have given him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Ps 20:4)3For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown of fine gold upon his head. (2S 12:30; 1Ch 20:2; Ps 19:10; Ps 59:10)4He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever. (2S 7:19; 1R 1:31; Ne 2:3; Ps 61:6; Ps 91:16)5His glory is great through your salvation; splendor and majesty you bestow on him. (Ps 8:5; Ps 45:3; Ps 96:6)6For you make him most blessed forever;[1] you make him glad with the joy of your presence. (Ps 16:11; Ps 45:7)7For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved. (Ps 10:6; Ps 16:8)8Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you. (Is 10:10)9You will make them as a blazing oven when you appear. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and fire will consume them. (Jb 20:26; Ps 2:5; Ps 18:8; Ps 50:3; Ps 83:14; Ps 97:3; Is 26:11; Da 7:10; Ha 3:5; Ml 4:1)10You will destroy their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from among the children of man. (1R 13:34; Jb 18:16; Jb 18:19; Ps 34:16; Ps 37:28; Ps 109:13; Is 14:20)11Though they plan evil against you, though they devise mischief, they will not succeed. (Ps 2:1; Ps 10:2)12For you will put them to flight; you will aim at their faces with your bows. (Ps 7:12; Ps 11:2; Ps 18:40)13Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.