1 ARST Yahweh, the man you made king is glad because you have caused him to be strong. He rejoices because you have enabled him to defeat his enemies. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
2 ARST You have given him everything he most desired, and you have not refused to do what he requested you to do. BSB BSB: You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
3 ARST You have done so many wonderful things for him. You placed a gold crown on his head. BSB BSB: For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
4 ARST He asked you to let him live for a long time, and you have enabled him to live for a long time. BSB BSB: He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
5 ARST His power as king is very great because you have allowed him to win victories over his enemies. BSB BSB: Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
6 ARST You will bless him forever, and you have caused him to be joyful in your presence. BSB BSB: For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
7 ARST Yahweh, you are God Almighty, and the king trusts in you. Because you faithfully love him, disastrous things will never happen to him. BSB BSB: For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
8 ARST You will enable him to kill all his enemies, all those who hate him. BSB BSB: Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
9 ARST When you appear, you will throw them into a fiery furnace. Because you are angry with them, you will swallow them up; the fire will burn them up. BSB BSB: You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
10 ARST You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear. BSB BSB: You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
11 ARST They wanted to harm you, but what they plan will never succeed. BSB BSB: Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
12 ARST You will cause them to run away by shooting arrows at them. BSB BSB: For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
13 ARST Yahweh, show us that you are very strong! When you do that, we will sing and praise you because you are very powerful. BSB BSB: Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
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