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| 1 [[To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]] O Yahweh, in thy strength, will the king rejoice, and, in thy salvation, how greatly will he exult! |
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| 2 The longing of his heart, hast thou given him, and, the request of his lips, hast thou not withheld. [Selah.] |
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| 3 For thou wilt come to meet him, with the blessings of goodness, Thou wilt set on his head, a crown of pure gold. |
Crown of pure gold – Symbol of the divine nature. T18
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| 4 Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age-abiding and beyond. |
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| 5 Great is his glory, in thy salvation, Honour and majesty, wilt thou lay upon him; |
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| 6 For thou wilt appoint him blessings evermore, wilt cheer him with joy by thy countenance; |
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| 7 For, the king, is trusting in Yahweh, and, in the lovingkindness of the Highest, shall he not be shaken. |
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| 8 Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee. |
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| 9 Thou wilt make them like a furnace of fire, at the time of thy presence,–Yahweh, in his anger, will swallow them up, and there shall consume them a fire: |
And the fire – Destruction of his foes in the time of trouble. R5761:6; A318
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| 10 Their fruit–out of the earth, wilt thou destroy, and their seed, from among the sons of men; |
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| 11 For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish. |
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| 12 For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow-strings, wilt thou make ready against their face. |
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| 13 Be exalted, O Yahweh, in thy strength! With song and with string will we sound forth thy power. |
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