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| 1 To the Overseer. A Psalm of David. |
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| Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth. |
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| 2 The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah. |
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| 3 For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold. |
Crown of pure gold – Symbol of the divine nature. T18
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| 4 Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him length of days, Age-during and for ever. |
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| 5 Great [is] his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him. |
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| 6 For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance. |
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| 7 For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved. |
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| 8 Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters. |
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| 9 Thou makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them. |
And the fire – Destruction of his foes in the time of trouble. R5761:6; A318
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| 10 Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest, And their seed from the sons of men. |
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| 11 For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not, |
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| 12 For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces. |
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| 13 Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might! |
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