Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 O Lord, the king shall rejoice in thy strength; and in thy salvation he shall greatly exult.
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In your strength the king rejoices, O Lord, and in your help how greatly he exults!
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 given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)
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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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 him 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: thou wilt crown him with glory and majesty.
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His glory is great through your help; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
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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You bestow on him blessings forever; you make 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, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
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 find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
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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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 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 offspring from the earth, and their children from among humankind.
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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If they plan evil against you, if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.
12 For thou shalt make them turn their back in thy latter end, thou wilt prepare their face.
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For you will put them to flight; you will aim at their faces with your bows.
13 Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: we will sing and praise thy mighty acts.
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Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.
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