Common English Bible CEB
New Revised Standard NRS
1 The king celebrates your strength, LORD; look how happy he is about your saving help!
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In your strength the king rejoices, O Lord, and in your help how greatly he exults!
2 You've given him what his heart desires; you haven't denied what his lips requested. Selah
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You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)
3 You bring rich blessings right to him; you put a crown of pure gold on his head.
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For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown of fine gold on his head.
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him, all right— long days, forever and always!
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He asked you for life; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.
5 The king's reputation is great because of your saving help; you've conferred on him glory and grandeur.
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His glory is great through your help; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
6 You grant him blessings forever; you make him happy with the joy of your presence.
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You bestow on him blessings forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 Because the king trusts the LORD, and because of the Most High's faithful love, he will not stumble.
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For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
8 Your hand will catch all your enemies; your strong hand will catch all who hate you.
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Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
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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You will make them like a fiery furnace when you appear. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and fire will consume them.
10 You will destroy their offspring from the land; destroy their descendants from the human race.
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You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their children from among humankind.
11 Because they sought to do you harm, they devised a wicked plan—but they will fail!
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If they plan evil against you, if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.
12 Because you will make them turn and run when you aim your bow straight at their faces!
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For you will put them to flight; you will aim at their faces with your bows.
13 Be exalted, LORD, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power!
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Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.
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