Psalms

¹ The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

² Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

³ For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

⁴ He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

⁵ His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

⁶ For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

⁷ For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

⁸ Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

⁹ 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. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

¹⁰ Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

¹¹ For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

¹² Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

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