1 T he king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy 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.

3 F or 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 thee; thou gavest him, length of days for ever and ever.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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