After the Battle

The opening movement praises the LORD for answering the king's desire, granting rich blessing, preserving life, and clothing him with glory, splendor, and joy. Because the king trusts in the LORD and rests in the steadfast love of the Most High, he is established in a security that does not finally give way.

F¹or the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. ²You have granted his heart’s desire ³For You welcomed him with rich blessings; ⁴He asked You for life, and You granted it— ⁵Great is his glory in Your salvation; ⁶For You grant him blessings forever; ⁷For the king trusts in the LORD;

The psalm then declares that the king's enemies will be found out and consumed because their schemes cannot outmatch the LORD's power. It ends by asking that the LORD be exalted in his strength, so that the people may continue to sing and praise his might.

⁸Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; ⁹You will place them in a fiery furnace ¹⁰You will wipe their descendants from the earth, ¹¹Though they intend You harm, ¹²For You will put them to flight ¹³Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength;