1 T he king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

2 T hou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

You have given him his heart’s desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

3 F or thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

4 H e asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.

5 H is glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

His glory is great through Your salvation, Splendor and majesty You place upon him.

6 F or thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

For You make him most blessed forever; You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence.

7 F or the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

8 T hine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

Your hand will find out all your enemies; Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

9 T hou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger; The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath, And fire will devour them.

10 T heir fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

Their offspring You will destroy from the earth, And their descendants from among the sons of men.

11 F or they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

Though they intended evil against You And devised a plot, They will not succeed.

12 T herefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

For You will make them turn their back; You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

13 B e thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

Be exalted, O Lord, in Your strength; We will sing and praise Your power.