The King Rejoices in the Lord’s Strength

21 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1  O Lord, in your zstrength the king rejoices,

and in your asalvation how greatly he exults!

2  You have bgiven him his heart’s desire

and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

3  For you cmeet him with rich blessings;

you set da crown of efine gold upon his head.

4  He asked life of you; you fgave it to him,

glength of days forever and ever.

5  His hglory is great through your salvation;

isplendor and majesty you bestow on him.

6  For you make him most blessed forever;1

you make him glad with the jjoy of your presence.

7  For the king trusts in the Lord,

and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be kmoved.

8  Your hand will lfind out all your enemies;

your right hand will find out those who hate you.

9  You will make them as ma blazing oven

when you appear.

The Lord will swallow them up in his nwrath,

and ofire will consume them.

10  You pwill destroy their qdescendants from the earth,

and their offspring from among the children of man.

11  Though they plan evil against you,

though they rdevise mischief, they will not succeed.

12  For you will put them sto flight;

you will taim at their faces with your bows.

13  Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength!

We will sing and praise your power.

I Will Bless the Lord

26 Of David.

1  qVindicate me, O Lord,

for I have rwalked in my integrity,

and I have strusted in the Lord without wavering.

2  tProve me, O Lord, and try me;

test my heart and umy mind.1

3  For your vsteadfast love is before my eyes,

and I wwalk in your vfaithfulness.

4  I do not xsit with men of yfalsehood,

nor do I consort with hypocrites.

5  I zhate the assembly of evildoers,

and I will not sit with the wicked.

6  I awash my hands in innocence

and go around your altar, O Lord,

7  proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,

and telling all your bwondrous deeds.

8  O Lord, I clove the habitation of your house

and the place where your glory dwells.

9  dDo not sweep my soul away with sinners,

nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

10  in whose hands are evil devices,

and whose right hands are full of ebribes.

11  But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;

redeem me, and be gracious to me.

12  My foot stands on flevel ground;

in gthe great assembly I will bless the Lord.

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

27 Of David.

1  The Lord is my hlight and my isalvation;

jwhom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold1 of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid?

2  When evildoers assail me

to keat up my flesh,

my adversaries and foes,

it is they who stumble and fall.

3  lThough an army encamp against me,

my heart shall not fear;

though war arise against me,

yet2 I will be confident.

4  mOne thing have I asked of the Lord,

that will I seek after:

that I may ndwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon othe beauty of the Lord

and to inquire3 in his temple.

5  For he will phide me in his shelter

in the day of trouble;

he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;

he will qlift me high upon a rock.

6  And now my rhead shall be lifted up

above my enemies all around me,

and I will offer in his tent

sacrifices with shouts of sjoy;

tI will sing and make melody to the Lord.

7  uHear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;

be gracious to me and answer me!

8  You have said, v“Seek4 my face.”

My heart says to you,

“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”5

9  wHide not your face from me.

Turn not your servant away in anger,

O you who have been my help.

Cast me not off; forsake me not,

xO God of my salvation!

10  For ymy father and my mother have forsaken me,

but the Lord will ztake me in.

11  aTeach me your way, O Lord,

and lead me on ba level path

because of my enemies.

12  cGive me not up to the will of my adversaries;

for dfalse witnesses have risen against me,

and they ebreathe out violence.

13  I believe that I shall look6 upon fthe goodness of the Lord

in gthe land of the living!

14  hWait for the Lord;

ibe strong, and let your heart take courage;

wait for the Lord!

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

28 Of David.

1  To you, O Lord, I call;

jmy rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you kbe silent to me,

I become like those who lgo down to the pit.

2  mHear the voice of my pleas for mercy,

when I cry to you for help,

when I nlift up my hands

otoward your most holy sanctuary.1

3  Do not pdrag me off with the wicked,

with the workers of evil,

qwho speak peace with their neighbors

while evil is in their hearts.

4  rGive to them according to their work

and according to the evil of their deeds;

give to them according to the work of their hands;

srender them their due reward.

5  Because they tdo not regard the works of the Lord

or the work of his hands,

he will tear them down and build them up no more.

6  Blessed be the Lord!

For he has uheard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

7  The Lord is my strength and vmy shield;

in him my heart wtrusts, and I am helped;

my heart exults,

and with my xsong I give thanks to him.

8  The Lord is the strength of his people;2

he is ythe saving refuge of his anointed.

9  Oh, save your people and bless zyour heritage!

aBe their shepherd and bcarry them forever.