| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 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 director of music. A psalm of David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How great is his joy in the victories you give! |
| 2Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. | 2You have granted him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. |
| 3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. | 3You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed 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, for ever and ever. |
| 5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. | 5Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty. |
| 6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. | 6Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of 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 trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken. |
| 8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. | 8Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes. |
| 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. | 9When you appear for battle, you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath, and his fire will consume them. |
| 10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. | 10You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind. |
| 11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. | 11Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed. |
| 12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. | 12You will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow. |
| 13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. | 13Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your might. |
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