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