Psalm 20
Exaudiat te Dominus
1
May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble, *
the Name of the God of Jacob defend you;
2
Send you help from his holy place *
and strengthen you out of Zion;
3
Remember all your offerings *
and accept your burnt sacrifice;
4
Grant you your heart’s desire *
and prosper all your plans.
5
We will shout for joy at your victory
and triumph in the Name of our God; *
may the Lord grant all your requests.
6
Now I know that the Lord gives victory to his anointed; *
he will answer him out of his holy heaven,
with the victorious strength of his right hand.
7
Some put their trust in chariots and some in horses, *
but we will call upon the Name of the Lord our God.
8
They collapse and fall down, *
but we will arise and stand upright.
9
O Lord, give victory to the king *
and answer us when we call.
Psalm 21
Domine, in virtute tua
1
The king rejoices in your strength, O Lord; *
how greatly he exults in your victory!
2
You have given him his heart’s desire; *
you have not denied him the request of his lips.
3
For you meet him with blessings of prosperity, *
and set a crown of fine gold upon his head.
4
He asked you for life, and you gave it to him: *
length of days, for ever and ever.
5
His honor is great, because of your victory; *
splendor and majesty have you bestowed upon him.
6
For you will give him everlasting felicity *
and will make him glad with the joy of your presence.
7
For the king puts his trust in the Lord; *
because of the loving-kindness of the Most High, he will not fall.
8
Your hand will lay hold upon all your enemies; *
your right hand will seize all those who hate you.
9
You will make them like a fiery furnace *
at the time of your appearing, O Lord;
10
You will swallow them up in your wrath, *
and fire shall consume them.
11
You will destroy their offspring from the land *
and their descendants from among the peoples of the earth.
12
Though they intend evil against you
and devise wicked schemes, *
yet they shall not prevail.
13
For you will put them to flight *
and aim your arrows at them.
14
Be exalted, O Lord, in your might; *
we will sing and praise your power.