Psalms 45
1 For the end, for alternate [strains] by the sons of Core; for instruction, a Song concerning the beloved. My heart has uttered a good matter: I declare my works to the king: my tongue is the pen of a quick writer.
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2 Thou art more beautiful than the sons of men: grace has been shed forth on thy lips: therefore God has blessed thee for ever.
You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Mighty One, in thy comeliness, and in thy beauty;
Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
4 and bend [thy bow], and prosper, and reign, because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall guide thee wonderfully.
In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
5 Thy weapons are sharpened, Mighty One, (the nations shall fall under thee) [they are] in the heart of the king's enemies.
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy fellows.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
8 Myrrh, and stacte, and cassia [are exhaled] from thy garments, [and] out of the ivory palaces,
All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
9 with which kings' daughters have gladdened thee for thine honour: the queen stood by on thy right hand, clothed in vesture wrought with gold, [and] arrayed in divers colours.
The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
10 Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; forget also thy people, and thy father's house.
Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
11 Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord.
and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
12 And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with gifts; the rich of the people of the land shall supplicate thy favour.
The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
13 All her glory [is that] of the daughter of the king of Esebon, robed [as she is] in golden fringed garments,
All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
14 in embroidered [clothing]: virgins shall be brought to the king after her: her fellows shall be brought to thee.
In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
15 They shall be brought with gladness and exultation: they shall be led into the king's temple.
They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
16 Instead of thy fathers children are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
17 They shall make mention of thy name from generation to generation: therefore shall the nations give thanks to thee for ever, even for ever and ever.
I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
