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Praise for Deliverance.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. |
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1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah;
And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
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2 Thou hast given him his hearts desire,
And hast not withholden the request of his lips. -Selah
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3 For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness:
Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
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Crown of pure gold – Symbol of the divine nature. T18
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4 He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him,
Even length of days for ever and ever.
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5 His glory is great in thy salvation:
Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.
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6 For thou makest him most blessed for ever:
Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
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7 For the king trusteth in Jehovah;
And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
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8 Thy hand will find out all thine enemies;
Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
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9 Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger:
Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath,
And the fire shall devour them.
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And the fire – Destruction of his foes in the time of trouble. R5761:6; A318
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10 Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth,
And their seed from among the children of men.
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11 For they intended evil against thee;
They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.
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12 For thou wilt make them turn their back;
Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.
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| 13 Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: |
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