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1 The king celebrates your strength, LORD; look how happy he is about your saving help!
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1 O LORD, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
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2 You've given him what his heart desires; you haven't denied what his lips requested. Selah
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2 You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request of his lips. "Selah"
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3 You bring rich blessings right to him; you put a crown of pure gold on his head.
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3 You welcomed him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
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4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him, all right— long days, forever and always!
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4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him-- length of days, for ever and ever.
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5 The king's reputation is great because of your saving help; you've conferred on him glory and grandeur.
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5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
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6 You grant him blessings forever; you make him happy with the joy of your presence.
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6 Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
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7 Because the king trusts the LORD, and because of the Most High's faithful love, he will not stumble.
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7 For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
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8 Your hand will catch all your enemies; your strong hand will catch all who hate you.
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8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.
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9 When you appear, LORD, you will light them up like an oven on fire. God will eat them whole in his anger; fire will devour them.
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9 At the time of your appearing you will make them like a fiery furnace. In his wrath the LORD will swallow them up, and his fire will consume them.
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10 You will destroy their offspring from the land; destroy their descendants from the human race.
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10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.
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11 Because they sought to do you harm, they devised a wicked plan—but they will fail!
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11 Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed;
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12 Because you will make them turn and run when you aim your bow straight at their faces!
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12 for you will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.
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13 Be exalted, LORD, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power!
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13 Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.
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