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| 1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice. |
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| 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. |
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| 3 For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head. |
Crown of pure gold – Symbol of the divine nature. T18
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| 4 He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him, length of days for ever and ever. |
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| 5 His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him. |
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| 6 For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance. |
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| 7 For the king confideth in Jehovah: and through the loving-kindness of the Most High he shall not be moved. |
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| 8 Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. |
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| 9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thy presence; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his anger, and the fire shall devour them: |
And the fire – Destruction of his foes in the time of trouble. R5761:6; A318
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| 10 Their fruit shalt 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 imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute. |
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| 12 For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face. |
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| 13 Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power. |
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