A psalm written by David for the choir director

1Yahweh, ◄I, your king am glad/the king is glad► because you have caused me/him to be strong. ◄I rejoice/he rejoices► greatly because you have rescued me/him from my/his enemies.

2You have given me/him the things that I/he [SYN] desired and you have not refused to do what I requested you to do. (Think about that!)

3In answer to my/his prayer, you enabled me/him to succeed and prosper. You placed a gold crown on my/his head.

4I/He asked you to enable me/him to live for a long time, and that is what you gave me/him, a very long [HYP] life.

5◄I am/He is► greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.

6You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.

7Yahweh, you are God Almighty, and ◄I trust/the king trusts► in you. Because you faithfully love me/him, disastrous things will never happen to me/him.

8You will enable me/him to capture [MTY] all my/his enemies and all those who hate me/him.

9When you appear, you will throw them into a fiery furnace.
Because you are angry with them, you will get rid of them; the fire will burn them up.

10You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear.

11They planned to harm you, but what they plan will never succeed.

12You will cause them to run away [IDM] by shooting arrows at them.

13Yahweh, show us that you are very strong! When you do that, while we sing we will praise you because you are very powerful.