| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1To 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! | 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. LORD, the king finds joy in Your strength. How greatly he rejoices in Your victory! |
| 2Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. | 2You have given him his heart's desire and have not denied the request of his lips. Selah |
| 3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. | 3For You meet him with rich blessings; You place a crown of pure gold on his head. |
| 4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. | 4He asked You for life, and You gave it to him-- length of days forever and ever. |
| 5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. | 5His glory is great through Your victory; You confer majesty and splendor on him. |
| 6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. | 6You give him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence. |
| 7For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. | 7For the king relies on the LORD; through the faithful love of the Most High he is not shaken. |
| 8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. | 8Your hand will capture all your enemies; your right hand will seize those who hate you. |
| 9Thou 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. | 9You will make them burn like a fiery furnace when you appear; the LORD will engulf them in His wrath, and fire will devour them. |
| 10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. | 10You will wipe their descendants from the earth and their offspring from the human race. |
| 11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. | 11Though they intend to harm you and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail. |
| 12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. | 12Instead, you will put them to flight when you aim your bow at their faces. |
| 13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. | 13Be exalted, LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your might. |
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