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Psalms 20
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1(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.
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
2You have granted him the desire of his soul, and have not withheld from him the request of his lips. Pause.
2You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
3For you have prevented him with blessings of goodness: you have set upon his head a crown of precious stone.
3For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
4He asked life of you, and you gave himlength of days for ever and ever.
4He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.
5His glory is great in your salvation: you will crown him with glory and majesty .
5His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.
6For you will give him a blessing for ever and ever: you will gladden him with joy with your countenance.
6For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
7For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.
7For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
8Let your hand be found by all your enemies: let your right hand find all that hate you.
8Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9You 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.
9You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.
10You shall destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from [among] the sons of men.
10You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the children of men.
11For they intended evils against you; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.
11For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.
12For you shall make them [turn their] back in your latter end, you will prepare their face.
12For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.
13Be you exalted, O Lord, in your strength: we will sing and praise your mighty acts.
13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.