| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! | 1How the king rejoices in your strength, O LORD! He shouts with joy because you give him victory. |
| 2You have given him 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 meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head. | 3You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head. |
| 4He asked life from You, and You gave it to him— 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. |
| 5His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him. | 5Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty. |
| 6For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence. | 6You have endowed him with eternal blessings and given him the joy of your presence. |
| 7For the king trusts in the LORD, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved. | 7For the king trusts in the LORD. The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling. |
| 8Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You. | 8You will capture all your enemies. Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you. |
| 9You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; The LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath, And the fire shall devour them. | 9You will throw them in a flaming furnace when you appear. The LORD will consume them in his anger; fire will devour them. |
| 10Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth, And their descendants from among the sons of men. | 10You will wipe their children from the face of the earth; they will never have descendants. |
| 11For they intended evil against You; They devised a plot which they are not able to perform. | 11Although they plot against you, their evil schemes will never succeed. |
| 12Therefore You will make them turn their back; You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces. | 12For they will turn and run when they see your arrows aimed at them. |
| 13Be exalted, O LORD, in Your own 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. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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