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- <To the chief music-maker.
A Psalm.
Of David.>
The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord;
how great will be his delight in your salvation!
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- You have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips.
(Selah.)
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- For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.
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- He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.
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- His glory is great in your salvation: honour and authority have you put on him.
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- For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.
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- For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.
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- Your hand will make a search for all your haters;
your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.
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- You will make them like a flaming oven before you;
the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.
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- Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
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- For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.
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- Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.
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- Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength;
so will we make songs in praise of your power.
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