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title: Psalms 21 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees
description: Psalms chapter 21 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader. A Psalm of David.
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# Psalms 21

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14 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.

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- [21:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.1/) — לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ — For the Leader. A Psalm of David.
- [21:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.2/) — יְֽהוָה בְּעָזְּךָ יִשְׂמַח־מֶלֶךְ וּבִישׁוּעָתְךָ מַה־יגילמְאֹֽד׃ — O LORD, in Thy strength the king rejoiceth; and in Thy salvation how greatly doth he exult!
- [21:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.3/) — תַּאֲוַת לִבּוֹ נָתַתָּה לּוֹ וַאֲרֶשֶׁת שְׂפָתָיו בַּל־מָנַעְתָּ סֶּֽלָה׃ — Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden.
- [21:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.4/) — כִּֽי־תְקַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכוֹת טוֹב תָּשִׁית לְרֹאשׁוֹ עֲטֶרֶת פָּֽז׃ — For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
- [21:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.5/) — חַיִּים ׀ שָׁאַל מִמְּךָ נָתַתָּה לּוֹ אֹרֶךְ יָמִים עוֹלָם וָעֶֽד׃ — He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.
- [21:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.6/) — גָּדוֹלכְּבוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ הוֹד וְהָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּה עָלָֽיו׃ — His glory is great through Thy salvation; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.
- [21:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.7/) — כִּֽי־תְשִׁיתֵהוּ בְרָכוֹת לָעַד תְּחַדֵּהוּ בְשִׂמְחָה אֶת־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ — For Thou makest him most blessed for ever; Thou makest him glad with joy in Thy presence.
- [21:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.8/) — כִּֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בֹּטֵחַ בַּיהוָה וּבְחֶסֶד עֶלְיוֹן בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃ — For the king trusteth in the LORD, yea, in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.
- [21:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.9/) — תִּמְצָא יָדְךָ לְכָל־אֹיְבֶיךָ יְמִֽינְךָ תִּמְצָא שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃ — Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee.
- [21:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.10/) — תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ ׀ כְּתַנּוּר אֵשׁ לְעֵת פָּנֶיךָ יְהוָה בְּאַפּוֹ יְבַלְּעֵם וְֽתֹאכְלֵם אֵֽשׁ׃ — Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger; the LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
- [21:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.11/) — פִּרְיָמוֹ מֵאֶרֶץ תְּאַבֵּד וְזַרְעָם מִבְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃ — Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
- [21:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.12/) — כִּי־נָטוּ עָלֶיךָ רָעָה חָֽשְׁבוּ מְזִמָּה בַּל־יוּכָֽלוּ׃ — For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.
- [21:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.13/) — כִּי תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ שֶׁכֶם בְּמֵֽיתָרֶיךָ תְּכוֹנֵן עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ — For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.
- [21:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.21.14/) — רוּמָה יְהוָה בְּעֻזֶּךָ נָשִׁירָה וּֽנְזַמְּרָה גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ — Be Thou exalted, O LORD, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.

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