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

The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.

2 Y ou have given him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah!

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

3 F or You send blessings of good things to meet him; You set a crown of pure gold on his head.

For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.

4 H e asked life of You, and You gave it to him—long life forever and evermore.

He asked life of thee; thou gavest him, length of days for ever and ever.

5 H is glory is great because of Your aid; splendor and majesty You bestow upon him.

His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.

6 F or You make him to be blessed and a blessing forever; You make him exceedingly glad with the joy of Your presence.

For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.

7 F or the king trusts, relies on, and is confident in the Lord, and through the mercy and steadfast love of the Most High he will never be moved.

For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

8 Y our hand shall find all Your enemies; Your right hand shall find all those who hate You.

Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9 Y ou will make them as if in a blazing oven in the time of Your anger; the Lord will swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire will utterly consume them.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thy presence; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his anger, and the fire shall devour them:

10 T heir offspring You will destroy from the earth, and their sons from among the children of men.

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

11 F or they planned evil against You; they conceived a mischievous plot which they are not able to perform.

For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.

12 F or You will make them turn their backs; You will aim Your bow at their faces.

For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.

13 B e exalted, Lord, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.

Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power.