Psalms 20

¹Unto the end, the Psalm of David.

²Lord in thy power the king shall be glad: and upon thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

³The desire of his heart thou hast given him: and of the will of his lips thou hast not defrauded him.

⁴Because thou hast prevented him in blessings of sweetness, thou hast put on his head a crown of precious stone.

⁵He asked life of thee: and thou gavest him length of days for ever, and for ever and ever.

⁶Great is his glory in thy salvation: glory and great beauty thou shalt put upon him.

⁷Because thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.

⁸Because the king hopeth in our Lord: and in the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.

⁹Let thy hand be found of all thy enemies: let thy right hand find all that hate thee.

¹⁰Thou shalt put them as an oven of fire in the time of thy countenance: our Lord in his wrath shall trouble them, and fire shall devour them.

¹¹Their fruit thou shalt destroy from the land: and their seed from the children of men.

¹²Because they have turned the evils upon thee: they have devised counsels, which they could not establish.

¹³Because thou shalt put them back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their countenance.

¹⁴Be exalted Lord in thy power: we will chant and sing thy powers.