Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New International Version NIV
1 O Lord, the king shall rejoice in thy strength; and in thy salvation he shall greatly exult.
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The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
2 Thou hast granted him the desire of his soul, and hast not withheld from him the request of his lips. Pause.
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You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.
3 For thou hast prevented him with blessings of goodness: thou has set upon his head a crown of precious stone.
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You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.
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He asked you for life, and you gave it to him— length of days, for ever and ever.
5 His glory is great in thy salvation: thou wilt crown him with glory and majesty.
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Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
6 For thou wilt give him a blessing for ever and ever: thou wilt gladden him with joy with thy countenance.
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Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.
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For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
8 Let thy hand be found by all thine enemies: let thy right hand find all that hate thee.
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Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.
9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven at the time of thy presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.
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When you appear for battle, you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath, and his fire will consume them.
10 Thou shalt destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from among the sons of men.
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You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.
11 For they intended evils against thee; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.
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Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
12 For thou shalt make them turn their back in thy latter end, thou wilt prepare their face.
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You will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.
13 Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: we will sing and praise thy mighty acts.
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Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your might.
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