The King Rejoices in the Lord's Strength

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

21 O Lord, in your (A)strength the king rejoices,
    and in your (B)salvation how greatly he exults!

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Psalm 21[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.(A)
    How great is his joy in the victories you give!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-13 is numbered 21:2-14.

looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, (A)who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising (B)the shame, and (C)is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

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fixing our eyes on Jesus,(A) the pioneer(B) and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross,(C) scorning its shame,(D) and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.(E)

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saying, “Where is he who has been born (A)king of the Jews? For we saw (B)his star when it rose[a] and have come to (C)worship him.”

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  1. Matthew 2:2 Or in the east; also verse 9

and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?(A) We saw his star(B) when it rose and have come to worship him.”

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On God rests my (A)salvation and my glory;
    my mighty rock, (B)my refuge is God.

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My salvation and my honor depend on God[a];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.(A)

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  1. Psalm 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor

The Lord is my strength and (A)my shield;
    in him my heart (B)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my (C)song I give thanks to him.

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The Lord is my strength(A) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(B) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(C)
    and with my song I praise him.(D)

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14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
    (A)he has become my salvation.
15 Glad songs of salvation
    are in the tents of the righteous:
(B)“The right hand of the Lord (C)does valiantly,

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14 The Lord is my strength(A) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(B)

15 Shouts of joy(C) and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand(D) has done mighty things!(E)

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  1. Psalm 118:14 Or song

(A)The King in his might (B)loves justice.[a]
    You have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.

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  1. Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice

The King(A) is mighty, he loves justice(B)
    you have established equity;(C)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.(D)

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Let Us Sing Songs of Praise

95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
    let us (A)make a joyful noise to (B)the rock of our salvation!

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Psalm 95

Come,(A) let us sing for joy(B) to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud(C) to the Rock(D) of our salvation.

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17 O God, from my youth you have taught me,
    and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18 So even to (A)old age and gray hairs,
    O God, (B)do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
    your power to all those to come.
19 Your (C)righteousness, O God,
    reaches the high heavens.
You who have done (D)great things,
    O God, (E)who is like you?
20 You who have (F)made me see many troubles and calamities
    will (G)revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
    you will bring me up again.
21 You will increase my greatness
    and comfort me again.

22 I will also praise you with (H)the harp
    for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
    O (I)Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will shout for joy,
    when I sing praises to you;
    my soul also, which you have (J)redeemed.
24 And my (K)tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been (L)put to shame and disappointed
    who sought to do me hurt.

Give the King Your Justice

Of (M)Solomon.

72 Give the king your (N)justice, O God,
    and your righteousness to the royal son!
May he (O)judge your people with righteousness,
    and your poor with justice!

17 Since my youth, God, you have taught(A) me,
    and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.(B)
18 Even when I am old and gray,(C)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(D) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.(E)

19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,(F)
    you who have done great things.(G)
    Who is like you, God?(H)
20 Though you have made me see troubles,(I)
    many and bitter,
    you will restore(J) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(K)
    you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honor(L)
    and comfort(M) me once more.

22 I will praise you with the harp(N)
    for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,(O)
    Holy One of Israel.(P)
23 My lips will shout for joy(Q)
    when I sing praise to you—
    I whom you have delivered.(R)
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
    all day long,(S)
for those who wanted to harm me(T)
    have been put to shame and confusion.(U)

Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

Endow the king with your justice,(V) O God,
    the royal son with your righteousness.
May he judge your people in righteousness,(W)
    your afflicted ones with justice.

11 But (A)the king shall rejoice in God;
    all who (B)swear by him shall exult,
    (C)for the mouths of (D)liars will be stopped.

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11 But the king will rejoice in God;
    all who swear by God will glory in him,(A)
    while the mouths of liars will be silenced.(B)

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16 But I will sing of your strength;
    I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me (A)a fortress
    and (B)a refuge in (C)the day of my distress.
17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
    for you, O God, (D)are my fortress,
    (E)the God who shows me steadfast love.

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16 But I will sing(A) of your strength,(B)
    in the morning(C) I will sing of your love;(D)
for you are my fortress,(E)
    my refuge in times of trouble.(F)

17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
    you, God, are my fortress,
    my God on whom I can rely.(G)

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O Lord, save (A)the king!
    May he answer us when we call.

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Lord, give victory to the king!
    Answer us(A) when we call!

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May we shout for joy over (A)your salvation,
    and in the name of our God set up our (B)banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with (C)the saving might of his right hand.

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May we shout for joy(A) over your victory
    and lift up our banners(B) in the name of our God.

May the Lord grant all your requests.(C)

Now this I know:
    The Lord gives victory to his anointed.(D)
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
    with the victorious power of his right hand.(E)

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