1The king shall joy in thy strength , O LORD ; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice ! 2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire , and hast not withholden 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 . 4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever . 5His glory is great in thy salvation : honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever : thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance .
The Fate of the King's Enemies
7For the king trusteth in the LORD , and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved . 8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies : thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 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. 10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth , and their seed from among the children of men . 11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device , which they are not able to perform . 12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back , when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
A Call for Continued Trust in God
13Be thou exalted , LORD , in thine own strength : so will we sing and praise thy power .