1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- To the chief Musician H5329 (נָצַח) — properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
- A Psalm H4210 (מִזְמוֹר) — properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- The king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- shall joy H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- in thy strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and in thy salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- how greatly H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- shall he rejoice H1523 (גִּיל) — properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
2 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. [SelahCross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou hast given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- him his heart’s H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- desire H8378 (תַּאֲוָה) — a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
- and hast not withholden H4513 (מָנַע) — to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
- the request H782 (אֲרֶשֶׁת) — a longing for
- of his lips H8193 (שָׂפָה) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
- Selah H5542 (סֶלָה) — suspension (of music), i.e. pause
3 For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thou puttest before H6923 (קָדַם) — to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
- him blessings H1293 (בְּרָכָה) — benediction; by implication prosperity
- of goodness H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- thou settest H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- a crown H5850 (עֲטָרָה) — a crown
- of pure gold H6337 (פָּז) — pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)
- on his head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
4 He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He asked H7592 (שָׁאַל) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
- life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- thou gavest H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- length H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
- of days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- and ever H5703 (עַד) — properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a prep…
5 His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- His glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- in thy salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- honour H1935 (הוֹד) — grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)
- and majesty H1926 (הָדָר) — magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor
- hast thou laid H7737 (שָׁוָה) — properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
6 For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thou hast made H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- him most blessed H1293 (בְּרָכָה) — benediction; by implication prosperity
- for ever H5703 (עַד) — properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a prep…
- thou hast made H2302 (חָדָה) — to rejoice
- him exceeding glad H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- with thy countenance H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
7 For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- trusteth H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- in Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and through the mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- of the most High H5945 (עֶלְיוֹן) — an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
- he shall not be moved H4131 (מוֹט) — to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
8 Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thine hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- shall find out H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- all thine enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- thy right hand H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- those that hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
9 Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt make H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- them as a fiery H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- oven H8574 (תַּנּוּר) — a fire-pot
- in the time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- of thine anger H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shall swallow them up H1104 (בָּלַע) — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
- in his wrath H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- and the fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- shall devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
10 Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Their fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- shalt thou destroy H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- from the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and their seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- from among the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
11 For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For they intended H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- against thee: they imagined H2803 (חָשַׁב) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); h…
- a mischievous device H4209 (מְזִמָּה) — a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
- they are not able H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
12 For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore shalt thou make H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- them turn their back H7926 (שְׁכֶם) — the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill
- thou shalt make ready H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- upon thy strings H4340 (מֵיתָר) — a cord (of a tent); or the string (of a bow)
- against the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
13 Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Be thou exalted H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- in thine own strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- will we sing H7891 (שִׁיר) — to sing
- and praise H2167 (זָמַר) — properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musi…
- thy power H1369 (גְּבוּרָה) — force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory