¹ <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

⁷ The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.

² Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.

² Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

⁶ For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.

⁷ Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.

¹⁴ The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

¹⁵ The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.

⁴ The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

¹ O come, let us make songs to the Lord; sending up glad voices to the Rock of our salvation.

¹⁷ O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

¹⁸ Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

¹⁹ Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

²⁰ You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.

²¹ You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side.

²² I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.

²³ Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

²⁴ My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

¹ <Of Solomon.> Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

² May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

¹¹ But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.

⁷ In God is my salvation, and my glory; the Rock of my strength, and my safe place.

¹⁶ But I will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble.

¹⁷ To you, O my strength, will I make my song: because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy.

⁹ Come to our help, Lord: let the king give ear to our cry.

⁵ We will be glad in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will put up our flags: may the Lord give you all your requests.

⁶ Now am I certain that the Lord gives salvation to his king; he will give him an answer from his holy heaven with the strength of salvation in his right hand.

⁶ But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.