Psalms 45

1 My heart overflows with a good matter. I speak the things which I have made concerning the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” AN INSTRUCTION OF THE SONS OF KORAH. A SONG OF LOVES. My heart has stirred a good word, I am telling my works to the King, My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.

2 Thou are fairer than the sons of men. Grace is poured into thy lips. Therefore God has blessed thee forever.

You have been beautified above the sons of men, Grace has been poured into Your lips, Therefore God has blessed You for all time.

3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty.

Gird Your sword on the thigh, O Mighty [One], Your splendor and Your majesty!

4 And in thy majesty ride on prosperously because of truth and gentleness and righteousness. And thy right hand shall teach thee awesome things.

As for Your majesty—prosper [and] ride! Because of truth, meekness, [and] righteousness, And Your right hand shows You fearful things.

5 Thine arrows are sharp. The peoples fall under thee. They are in the heart of the king's enemies.

Your arrows [are] sharp—Peoples fall under You—In the heart of the enemies of the King.

6 Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of straightness is the scepter of thy kingdom.

Your throne, O God, [is for] all time and forever, A scepter of uprightness [Is] the scepter of Your kingdom.

7 Thou have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

You have loved righteousness and hate wickedness, Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With oil of joy above Your companions.

8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

Myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia [Cover] all Your garments; Out of palaces of ivory, Stringed instruments have made You glad.

9 Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women. At thy right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.

Daughters of kings [are] among Your precious ones, A queen has stood at Your right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.

10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear. Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house.

Listen, O daughter, and see, incline your ear, And forget your people, and your father’s house,

11 So will the king desire thy beauty, for he is thy lord, and reverence thou him.

And the King desires your beauty, Because He [is] your Lord—bow yourself to Him,

12 And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with a gift. The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

And the daughter of Tyre with a present, The rich of the people appease your face.

13 Inside, the king's daughter is all glorious. Her clothing is embroidered with gold.

All glory [is] the daughter of the king within, Her clothing [is] with filigrees of gold.

14 She shall be led to the king in broidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to thee.

In various colors she is brought to the King; Afterward, virgins, her companions, Are brought to You.

15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king's palace.

They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the King.

16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shall make rulers in all the earth.

Instead of Your fathers are Your sons, You appoint them for princes in all the earth.

17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give thee thanks forever and ever.

I make mention of Your Name in all generations, Therefore peoples praise You, For all time and forever!