He gives great triumphs to His king,
And shows steadfast love and mercy to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forever.

O Lord the king will delight in Your strength,
And in Your salvation how greatly will he rejoice!

Fair and beautiful in elevation, the joy of all the earth,
Is Mount Zion [the City of David] in the far north,
The city of the great King.

Who will bring me into the besieged city [of Petra]?
Who will lead me to Edom?

May he come down like rain on the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.

The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.

He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;

So David shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart;
And guided them with his skillful hands.

[God has said] “I have made a covenant with My chosen one;
I have sworn to David My servant,

“I have found David My servant;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,

“Once [for all] I have sworn by My holiness, [My vow which cannot be violated];
I will not lie to David.

O Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses [so abundant in the days of David and Solomon],
Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

God has spoken in His holiness:
“I will rejoice, I will portion out Shechem [as I divide Canaan among My people],
And measure out the Valley of Succoth.

Who will bring me into the fortified city [of Petra]?
Who will lead me to Edom?

For there the thrones of judgment were set,
The thrones of the house of David.

O Lord, remember on David’s behalf
All his hardship and affliction;

For the sake of Your servant David,
Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.

The Lord swore to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“One of your descendants I will set upon your throne.

“There I will make the horn (strength) of David grow;
I have prepared a lamp for My anointed [fulfilling the promises].

Who gives salvation to kings,
Who sets David His servant free from the evil sword.