1 O Lord, in Your strength the king is glad! How great is his joy in Your saving power!

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

2 Y ou have given him the desire of his heart. You have not kept from him anything that he has asked for.

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

3 F or You meet him with gifts of good things. You set a crown of pure 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 You for life and You gave it to him, a long life forever and ever.

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

5 H is honor is great because of Your help. You have given him greatness and power.

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

6 Y ou have given him honor and respect forever. And You make him glad with the joy of being with You.

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

7 F or the king trusts in the Lord. Because of the loving-kindness of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

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

8 Y our hand will find all who fight against You. Your right hand will find those who hate You.

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

9 Y ou will make them like a stove of fire in the time of Your anger. The Lord will eat them up in His anger. And the fire will destroy 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 Y ou will destroy their children from the earth, and their sons from the children of men.

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

11 F or they planned much trouble against You. They have made sinful plans that will come to nothing.

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

12 F or You will make them turn their backs when You take up Your bow against them.

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

13 B e honored in Your strength, O Lord. We will sing and praise Your power.

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