9O YAHWEH SAVE! THE KING MAY HE ANSWER US ON [THE] DAY CALL OUT WE 9O LORD, save*NoteCloseOr give victory to the king. Answer us on the day we call.
0TO THE CHOIRMASTER A PSALM OF DAVID After the Battle (Proverbs 21:1–31) 0For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1O YAHWEH IN STRENGTH YOUR HE REJOICES [THE] KING AND IN DELIVERANCE YOUR HOW! HE EXULTS EXCEEDINGLY 1O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
2[THE] DESIRE OF HEART HIS YOU HAVE GIVEN TO HIM AND [THE] REQUEST OF LIPS HIS NOT YOU HAVE WITHHELD SELAH 2You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
3FOR YOU MEET HIM BLESSINGS OF GOOD THING[S] YOU SET TO HEAD HIS A CROWN OF PURE GOLD 3For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
4LIFE HE ASKED FROM YOU YOU GAVE [IT] TO HIM LENGTH OF DAYS FOREVER AND EVER 4He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.
5[IS] GREAT HONOR HIS BY VICTORY YOUR SPLENDOR AND MAJESTY YOU PLACE ON HIM 5Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
6FOR YOU GIVE HIM BLESSINGS FOR EVER YOU MAKE REJOICE HIM WITH GLADNESS WITH PRESENCE YOUR 6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
7FOR THE KING [IS] TRUSTING IN YAHWEH AND IN [THE] COVENANT LOYALTY OF [THE] MOST HIGH NOT HE WILL BE SHAKEN 7For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
8IT WILL FIND HAND YOUR <TO> ALL ENEMIES YOUR RIGHT [HAND] YOUR IT WILL FIND [THOSE WHO] HATE YOU 8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
9YOU WILL MAKE THEM LIKE A FURNACE OF FIRE TO [THE] TIME OF PRESENCE YOUR YAHWEH IN ANGER HIS HE WILL SWALLOW UP THEM AND IT WILL CONSUME THEM FIRE 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.
10DESCENDANT[S] THEIR FROM [THE] EARTH YOU WILL DESTROY AND OFFSPRING THEIR FROM [THE] CHILDREN OF HUMANKIND 10You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
11FOR THEY HAVE EXTENDED ON YOU HARM THEY HAVE PLANNED A SCHEME NOT THEY WILL SUCCEED 11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
12FOR YOU WILL MAKE THEM A SHOULDER ON BOWSTRINGS YOUR YOU WILL PREPARE ON FACES THEIR 12For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
13RISE UP! O YAHWEH IN STRENGTH YOUR WE WILL SING AND WE WILL SING PRAISES MIGHT YOUR 13Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.