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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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To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.
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You have given him his heart's desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
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For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon 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 life from You, and You gave it to him-- Length of days forever and ever.
5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
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His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
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For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with 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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For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.
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Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those 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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You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, And the fire shall devour them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.
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Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth, And their descendants from among the sons of men.
11 Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
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For they intended evil against You; They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.
12 You will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.
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Therefore You will make them turn their back; You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces.
13 Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your might.
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Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! We will sing and praise Your power.
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