To the chief Musician, A Psalm
of David
. The king
shall joy
in thy strength
, O LORD
; and in thy salvation
how greatly
shall he rejoice
!
Thou hast given him his heart's
desire
, and hast not withholden
the request
of his lips
. Selah
.
For thou preventest him with the blessings
of goodness
: thou settest
a crown
of pure gold
on his head
.
He asked life
of thee, and thou gavest
it him, even length
of days
for ever
and ever
.
His glory is great
in thy salvation
: honour
and majesty
hast thou laid
upon him.
For thou hast made him most blessed
for ever
: thou hast made
him exceeding glad
with thy countenance
.
For the king trusteth
in the LORD
, and through the mercy
of the most High
he shall not be moved
.
Thine hand shall find out
all thine enemies
: thy right hand
shall find out
those that hate
thee.
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.
Their fruit shalt thou destroy
from the earth
, and their seed
from among the children
of men
.
For they intended evil
against thee: they imagined
a mischievous device
, which they are not able
to perform .
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back
, when thou shalt make ready
thine arrows upon thy strings
against the face
of them.
Be thou exalted, LORD
, in thine own strength
: so will we sing
and praise
thy power
.