The king rejoices in the LORD's strength and thanks him for answering his prayers and giving him a crown, long life and blessings. The king trusts in the LORD, and the LORD will defeat his enemies.
1 To the chief Musician , A Psalm of David . The king shall joy in thy strength , O LORD ; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice !
2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire , and hast not withholden the request of his lips . Selah .
3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness : thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head .
4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever .
5 His glory is great in thy salvation : honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever : thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance .
7 For the king trusteth in the LORD , and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved .
8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies : thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
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.
10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth , and their seed from among the children of men .
11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device , which they are not able to perform.
12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back , when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
13 Be thou exalted , LORD , in thine own strength : so will we sing and praise thy power .