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

The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he 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 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 goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon 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 from You, and 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 in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.

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

For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with 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 mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

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

Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find 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 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 T heir fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

Their offspring You shall 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.

For they intended evil against You; They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.

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.

Therefore You will make them turn their back; You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward 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 own strength! We will sing and praise Your power.