Psalm 21:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
For the director of music. A psalm of David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How great is his joy in the victories you give!

New Living Translation
How the king rejoices in your strength, O LORD! He shouts with joy because you give him victory.

English Standard Version
O LORD, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!

Berean Study Bible
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

New American Standard Bible
For the music director. A Psalm of David. LORD, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

NASB 1995
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O LORD, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

NASB 1977
O Lord, in Thy strength the king will be glad, And in Thy salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

Amplified Bible
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O LORD the king will delight in Your strength, And in Your salvation how greatly will he rejoice!

Christian Standard Bible
For the choir director. A psalm of David. LORD, the king finds joy in your strength. How greatly he rejoices in your victory!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. LORD, the king finds joy in Your strength. How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!

Contemporary English Version
Our LORD, your mighty power makes the king glad, and he celebrates victories that you have given him.

Good News Translation
The king is glad, O LORD, because you gave him strength; he rejoices because you made him victorious.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[For the choir director; a psalm by David.] The king finds joy in your strength, O LORD. What great joy he has in your victory!

International Standard Version
The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How greatly he rejoices in your deliverance.

NET Bible
For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

New King James Version
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

King James 2000 Bible
The king shall joy in your strength, O LORD; and in your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

New Heart English Bible
[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How greatly he rejoices in your salvation.

World English Bible
The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

American King James Version
The king shall joy in your strength, O LORD; and in your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

American Standard Version
The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

A Faithful Version
The king shall rejoice in Your strength, O LORD; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

Darby Bible Translation
{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.

English Revised Version
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

Webster's Bible Translation
To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall reioyce in thy stregth, O Lord: yea how greatly shal he reioyce in thy saluatio!

Bishops' Bible of 1568
To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. The kyng ought to reioyce in thy strength O God: and he ought to be exceedyng glad of thy saluation.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Lorde, how ioyfull is the kynge in yi strength? O how exceadinge glad is he of thy sauynge health?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH, the king is joyful in Your strength, "" How greatly he rejoices in Your salvation.

Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

Smith's Literal Translation
To the overseer; chanting of David. O Jehovah, in thy strength shall the king rejoice; and in thy salvation how shall he greatly exult.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto the end. A psalm for David. In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Unto the end. A Psalm of David. In your virtue, Lord, the king will rejoice, and over your salvation, he will exult exceedingly.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH, the King will rejoice in your power, and in your salvation he will greatly leap for joy.

Lamsa Bible
THE king shall rejoice in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O LORD, in Thy strength the king rejoiceth; And in Thy salvation how greatly doth he exult!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, the king shall rejoice in thy strength; and in thy salvation he shall greatly exult.
















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