| Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation! | 1How the king rejoices in your strength, O LORD! He shouts with joy because you give him victory. |
| 2You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah | 2For you have given him his heart’s desire; you have withheld nothing he requested. Interlude |
| 3For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold. | 3You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head. |
| 4He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever. | 4He asked you to preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever. |
| 5Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty. | 5Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty. |
| 6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence. | 6You have endowed him with eternal blessings and given him the joy of your presence. |
| 7For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken. | 7For the king trusts in the LORD. The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling. |
| 8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You. | 8You will capture all your enemies. Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you. |
| 9You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them. | 9You will throw them in a flaming furnace when you appear. The LORD will consume them in his anger; fire will devour them. |
| 10You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men. | 10You will wipe their children from the face of the earth; they will never have descendants. |
| 11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail. | 11Although they plot against you, their evil schemes will never succeed. |
| 12For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them. | 12For they will turn and run when they see your arrows aimed at them. |
| 13Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power. | 13Rise up, O LORD, in all your power. With music and singing we celebrate your mighty acts. |
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