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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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In your strength the king rejoices, O Lord, and in your help how greatly he exults!
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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You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. (Selah)
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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For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown of fine 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 for life; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.
5 (20-6) His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.
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His glory is great through your help; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
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 bestow on him blessings forever; you make him glad with 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, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
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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Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those 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 make them like a fiery furnace when you appear. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and fire will consume 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 destroy their offspring from the earth, and their children from among humankind.
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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If they plan evil against you, if they devise mischief, they will not 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 you will put them to flight; you will aim at their faces with your bows.
13 (20-14) Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.
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Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.
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