King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
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In your strength the king rejoices, O Lord, and in your help how greatly he exults!
2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
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You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)
3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest 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 life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
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He asked you for life; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.
5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
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His glory is great through your help; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
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You bestow on him blessings forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
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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 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
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Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9 Thou 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.
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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 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
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You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their children from among humankind.
11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
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If they plan evil against you, if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.
12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
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For you will put them to flight; you will aim at their faces with your bows.
13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
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Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.
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New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.