1 To the chief Musician * h5329 h8764, A Psalm * h4210 of David * h1732. The king * h4428 shall joy * h8055 h8799 in thy strength * h5797, O LORD * h3068; and in thy salvation * h3444 how greatly * h3966 shall he rejoice * h1523 h8799!
2 Thou hast given * h5414 h8804 him his heart's * h3820 desire * h8378, and hast not withholden * h4513 h8804 the request * h782 of his lips * h8193. Selah * h5542.
3 For thou preventest * h6923 h8762 him with the blessings * h1293 of goodness * h2896: thou settest * h7896 h8799 a crown * h5850 of pure gold * h6337 on his head * h7218.
4 He asked * h7592 h8804 life * h2416 of thee, and thou gavest * h5414 h8804 it him, even length * h753 of days * h3117 for ever * h5769 and ever * h5703.
5 His glory * h3519 is great * h1419 in thy salvation * h3444: honour * h1935 and majesty * h1926 hast thou laid * h7737 h8762 upon him.
6 For thou hast made * h7896 h8799 him most blessed * h1293 for ever * h5703: thou hast made * h2302 h8762 him exceeding glad * h8057 with thy countenance * h6440. made him most...: Heb. set him to be blessings made him exceeding...: Heb. make him glad with joy
7 For the king * h4428 trusteth * h982 h8802 in the LORD * h3068, and through the mercy * h2617 of the most High * h5945 he shall not be moved * h4131 h8735.
8 Thine hand * h3027 shall find out * h4672 h8799 all thine enemies * h341 h8802: thy right hand * h3225 shall find out * h4672 h8799 those that hate * h8130 h8802 thee.
9 Thou shalt make * h7896 h8799 them as a fiery * h784 oven * h8574 in the time * h6256 of thine anger * h6440: the LORD * h3068 shall swallow them up * h1104 h8762 in his wrath * h639, and the fire * h784 shall devour * h398 h8799 them.
10 Their fruit * h6529 shalt thou destroy * h6 h8762 from the earth * h776, and their seed * h2233 from among the children * h1121 of men * h120.
11 For they intended * h5186 h8804 evil * h7451 against thee: they imagined * h2803 h8804 a mischievous device * h4209, which they are not able * h3201 h8799 to perform .
12 Therefore shalt thou make * h7896 h8799 them turn their back * h7926, when thou shalt make ready * h3559 h8787 thine arrows upon thy strings * h4340 against the face * h6440 of them. shalt thou...: or, thou shalt set them as a butt back: Heb. shoulder
13 Be thou exalted * h7311 h8798, LORD * h3068, in thine own strength * h5797: so will we sing * h7891 h8799 and praise * h2167 h8762 thy power * h1369.