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1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O God;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. 3 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, thou gavest it him,Even length of days for ever and ever.5 His glory is great in thy salvation:Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.6 For thou makest him most blessed for ever:Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.7 For the king trusteth in God;And through the loving kindness of the Most High He shall not be moved.8 Thy hand will find out all thine enemies;Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.9 Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger:God will swallow them up in his wrath,And the fire shall devour them.10 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 conceived a device which they are not able to perform.12 For thou wilt make them turn their back;Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.13 Be thou exalted, O God, in thy strength:So will we sing and praise thy power.

God is on our side

No doubt

Our government is crowned with gold

Literal and metaphorical

Our ruling class gives thanks to God

The rest of us are schooled

To thank the King

Leader by Divine Right

O Lord

You have placed him there

The will of the people

Want him to regulate

With an iron fist

So they can be safe from interlopers

And foreigners

From slaves and former slaves

Looking for revenge

We will root out your enemies

We will burn them

We will destroy their posterity

They shall be devoured

Their history destroyed

Their languages erased

Their music ridiculed

In your Holy Name

Amen