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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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<<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
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 fine 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 life of you, you gave it to him, Even 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. You lay honor and majesty on 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 make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in 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 Yahweh. Through the lovingkindness 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 out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out 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 will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.
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You will destroy their descendants from the earth, Their posterity from among the children 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 plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.
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For you will make them turn their back, When you aim drawn bows at their face.
13 Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your might.
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Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, So we will sing and praise your power.
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