Psalms 21 Comparison: Douay-Rheims vs King James Version
Psalms 21
1Unto the end, for the morning protection, a psalm for David.
2O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.
3O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.
4But thou dwellest in the holy place, the praise of Israel.
5In thee have our fathers hoped: they have hoped, and thou hast delivered them.
6They cried to thee, and they were saved: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
7But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.
8All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn: they have spoken with the lips, and wagged the head.
9He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: let him save him, seeing he delighteth in him.
10For thou art he that hast drawn me out of the womb: my hope from the breasts of my mother.
11I was cast upon thee from the womb. From my mother's womb thou art my God,
12Depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.
13Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.
14They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.
15I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels.
16My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death.
17For many dogs have encompassed me: the council of the malignant hath besieged me. They have dug my hands and feet.
18They have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me.
19They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.
20But thou, O Lord, remove not thy help to a distance from me; look towards my defence.
21Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: my only one from the hand of the dog.
22Save me from the lion's mouth; and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.
23I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I praise thee.
24Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him.
25Let all the seed of Israel fear him: because he hath not slighted nor despised the supplication of the poor man. Neither hath he turned away his face from me: and when I cried to him he heard me.
26With thee is my praise in a great church: I will pay my vows in the sight of them that fear him.
27The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever.
28All the ends of the earth shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord: And all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall adore in his sight.
29For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he shall have dominion over the nations.
30All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and have adored: all they that go down to the earth shall fall before him.
31And to him my soul shall live: and my seed shall serve him.
32There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come: and the heavens shall shew forth his justice to a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath made.
Psalms 21
1The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
13Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Understanding Douay-Rheims vs King James Version in Psalms 21
Douay-Rheims (DRC)
Traditional Catholic English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Includes deuterocanonical books used in Catholic tradition. Best for readers who want a classic, historically influential Catholic Bible.
King James Version (KJV)
The classic 1611 English translation known for its majestic prose and literary influence. Ideal for traditional study and memorization thanks to its formal style. A foundational English Bible used for centuries.
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Key Comparison: Psalms 21:16
"My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death."
"The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!"
