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

1To the chiefe Musician. A Psalme of Dauid. The King shall ioy in thy strength, O Lord: and in thy saluation how greatly shall he reioyce?

2Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire; and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

3For thou preuentest him with the blessings of goodnesse: thou settest a Crowne of pure gold on his head.

4He asked life of thee, and thou gauest it him, euen length of dayes for euer and euer.

5His glory is great in thy saluation: honour and Maiestie hast thou layde vpon him.

6For thou hast made him most blessed for euer: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

7For the King trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High, he shall not be moued.

8Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, thy right hand shal finde out those that hate thee.

9Thou shalt make them as a fiery ouen in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them vp in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.

10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

11For they intended euill against thee: they imagined a mischieuous deuice, which they are not able to performe.

12Therefore shalt thou make them turne their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrowes vpon thy strings, against the face of them.

13Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine owne strength: so will wee sing, aud praise thy power.

I == Ps 20:5-6

II == Ps 20:4-5

 

III == 2nd Sam 12:30 ; 1st Chr 20:2

 

IV == Ps 61:5-6 ; 91:16

 

VII == Ps 10:8

 

 

 

VIII == 1st Sam 31:3

 

 

IX == Isa 26:11 ; Mal 4:1

 

 

X == Ps 37:28 ; 109:13 ; Isa 14:20

 

1 For the leader. A psalm of David.

2 LORD, the king finds joy in your power; in your victory how greatly he rejoices!

3 You have granted him his heart’s desire; you did not refuse the request of his lips.

4 For you welcomed him with goodly blessings; you placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

5 He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever.

6 Great is his glory in your victory; majesty and splendor you confer upon him.

7 You make him the pattern of blessings forever, you gladden him with the joy of your face.

8 For the king trusts in the LORD, stands firm through the mercy of the Most High.

9 Your hand will find all your enemies; your right hand will find your foes!

10 At the time of your coming you will make them a fiery furnace. Then the LORD in his anger will consume them, devour them with fire.

11 Even their descendants you will wipe out from the earth, their offspring from the human race.

12 Though they intend evil against you, devising plots, they will not succeed,

13 For you will put them to flight; you will aim at their faces with your bow.

14 Arise, LORD, in your power! We will sing and chant the praise of your might.

v 1-7. This has similarity to the preceding Psalm, but here, they were sung by the Temple Choir concerning the King and a song of praise to Jehovah. A psalm for the King to celebrate his birthday(Gen 40:20) or the anniversary of his accession to the throne (Hos 7:5) He has been loyal to Jehouah (v8) and has been honored with Spiritual and material blessing. David is praising the Lord for victory in the battle. He delighted in the Lord and his desire had been granted according to Ps. 37:3. The reason was that his trust was in the Lord.

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 8-12. The people now address the king as they look for further blessing with it being sung to the King. Probably shorty before the exile this Psalm comes from the period of the Judaean Kingdom.

 

 

 

v 13.A Concluding Voe: If Jehovay reveals his strenbth in the King's wars Israel will sing his praises. They acknowledge the victory is from the Lord and is sung by the people praise to Him.