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1. To the director: A song of David. Lord, your strength makes the king happy. He is so happy when you give him victory.
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 , A Psalm H4210 of David H1732 . The king H4428 shall joy H8055 in thy strength H5797 , O LORD H3068 ; and in thy salvation H3444 how H4100 greatly H3966 shall he rejoice H1523 !
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2. And you gave him what he wanted. You gave him what he asked for. Selah
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2. Thou hast given H5414 him his heart H3820 's desire H8378 , and hast not H1077 withheld H4513 the request H782 of his lips H8193 . Selah H5542 .
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3. What wonderful blessings you gave the king. You put a golden crown on his head.
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3. For H3588 thou preventest H6923 him with the blessings H1293 of goodness H2896 : thou settest H7896 a crown H5850 of pure gold H6337 on his head H7218 .
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4. He asked for life, and you gave it. You gave him life that goes on forever.
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4. He asked H7592 life H2416 of H4480 thee, and thou gavest H5414 it him, even length H753 of days H3117 forever H5769 and ever H5703 .
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5. You led him to victory that brought him great glory. You gave him honor and fame.
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5. His glory H3519 is great H1419 in thy salvation H3444 : honor H1935 and majesty H1926 hast thou laid H7737 upon H5921 him.
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6. You have given him blessings that will last forever. You have given him the joy of being near you.
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6. For H3588 thou hast made H7896 him most blessed H1293 forever H5703 : thou hast made him exceeding glad H2302 H8057 with H854 thy countenance H6440 .
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7. The king trusts in the Lord, and the faithful love of God Most High will keep him from falling.
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7. For H3588 the king H4428 trusteth H982 in the LORD H3068 , and through the mercy H2617 of the most High H5945 he shall not H1077 be moved H4131 .
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8. Lord, you will show all your enemies that you are strong. Your power will defeat those who hate you.
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8. Thine hand H3027 shall find out H4672 all H3605 thine enemies H341 : thy right hand H3225 shall find out H4672 those that hate H8130 thee.
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9. When you appear, you will burn them up like a blazing furnace. In your anger, Lord, you will completely destroy them; they will be swallowed by flames of fire.
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9. Thou shalt make H7896 them as a fiery H784 oven H8574 in the time H6256 of thine anger H6440 : the LORD H3068 shall swallow them up H1104 in his wrath H639 , and the fire H784 shall devour H398 them.
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10. Their families will be destroyed. They will be removed from the earth.
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10. Their fruit H6529 shalt thou destroy H6 from the earth H4480 H776 , and their seed H2233 from among the children H4480 H1121 of men H120 .
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11. That is because they made evil plans against you. They wanted to do things they could not do.
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11. For H3588 they intended H5186 evil H7451 against H5921 thee : they imagined H2803 a mischievous device H4209 , which they are not H1077 able H3201 to perform .
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12. You will make them turn and run away when you aim your arrows at their faces.
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12. Therefore H3588 shalt thou make H7896 them turn their back H7926 , when thou shalt make ready H3559 thine arrows upon thy strings H4340 against H5921 the face H6440 of them.
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13. Lord, we lift you up with our songs of praise. We sing and play songs about your power!
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13. Be thou exalted H7311 , LORD H3068 , in thine own strength H5797 : so will we sing H7891 and praise H2167 thy power H1369 .
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