| | King James | American std |
| 1 | The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! | The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! |
| 2 | Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. | Thou hast given him his heart`s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah |
| 3 | For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. | For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head. |
| 4 | He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. | He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever. |
| 5 | His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. | His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him. |
| 6 | For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. | For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence. |
| 7 | For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. | For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved. |
| 8 | Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. | Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee. |
| 9 | Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. | 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. |
| 10 | Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. | Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men. |
| 11 | For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. | For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform. |
| 12 | Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. | For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face. |
| 13 | Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. | Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power. Psalm 22 For the Chief Musician; set to Aijaleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. |
