Psalms 20

Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 20 compared with Septuagint (LXX2012) 20

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²O Lord, the king shall rejoice in thy strength; and in thy salvation he shall greatly exult.

²(21) For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, the king shall rejoice in your strength; and in your salvation he shall greatly exult.

³Thou hast granted him the desire of his soul, and hast not withheld from him the request of his lips. Pause.

³You have granted him the desire of his soul, and have not withheld from him the request of his lips. Pause.

⁴For thou hast prevented him with blessings of goodness: thou hast set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

⁴For you have prevented him with blessings of goodness: you have set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

⁵He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.

⁵He asked life of you, and you gave him length of days for ever and ever.

⁶His glory is great in thy salvation: thou wilt crown him with glory and majesty.

⁶His glory is great in your salvation: you will crown him with glory and majesty.

⁷For thou wilt give him a blessing for ever and ever: thou wilt gladden him with joy with thy countenance.

⁷For you will give him a blessing for ever and ever: you will gladden him with joy with your countenance.

⁸For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.

⁹Let thy hand be found by all thine enemies: let thy right hand find all that hate thee.

⁹Let your hand be found by all your enemies: let your right hand find all that hate you.

¹⁰Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven at the time of thy presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.

¹⁰You shall make them as a fiery oven at the time of your presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.

¹¹Thou shalt destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [among] the sons of men.

¹¹You shall destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [among] the sons of men.

¹²For they intended evils against thee; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

¹²For they intended evils against you; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

¹³For thou shalt make them [turn their] back in thy latter end, thou wilt prepare their face.

¹³For you shall make them [turn their] back in your latter end, you will prepare their face.

¹⁴Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: we will sing and praise thy mighty acts.

¹⁴Be you exalted, O Lord, in your strength: we will sing and praise your mighty acts.