Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Living Translation NLT
1 (20-1) <Unto the end. A psalm for David.> (20-2) In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.
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How the king rejoices in your strength, O LORD ! He shouts with joy because you give him victory.
2 (20-3) Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.
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For you have given him his heart’s desire; you have withheld nothing he requested. Interlude
3 (20-4) For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.
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You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head.
4 (20-5) He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.
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He asked you to preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever.
5 (20-6) His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.
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Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty.
6 (20-7) For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.
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You have endowed him with eternal blessings and given him the joy of your presence.
7 (20-8) For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
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For the king trusts in the LORD . The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling.
8 (20-9) Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.
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You will capture all your enemies. Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you.
9 (20-10) Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.
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You will throw them in a flaming furnace when you appear. The LORD will consume them in his anger; fire will devour them.
10 (20-11) Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.
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You will wipe their children from the face of the earth; they will never have descendants.
11 (20-12) For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.
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Although they plot against you, their evil schemes will never succeed.
12 (20-13) For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.
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For they will turn and run when they see your arrows aimed at them.
13 (20-14) Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.
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Rise up, O LORD, in all your power. With music and singing we celebrate your mighty acts.
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