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

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

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

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

3 F or thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

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

Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.

5 H is glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

Great his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

6 F or thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

7 F or the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

8 T hy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.

Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.

9 T hou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

Thou makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them.

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

Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest, And their seed from the sons of men.

11 F or they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

12 F or thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.

For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.

13 B e thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power.

Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!