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

¶ The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy saving health 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.

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire and hast 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 thou givest him beforehand the blessings of goodness; thou settest a crown of pure 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 thee, and thou didst give him length of days for ever and ever.

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

His glory is great in thy saving health; honour and beauty hast thou laid upon him.

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

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever; thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

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.

Thine 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 oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Thou 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.

10 T heir fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed 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 intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a wicked device, but they did not prevail.

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 shalt thou separate them; thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

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

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy valour.