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.

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 art more beautiful than the sons of men: grace has been shed forth on thy lips: therefore God has blessed thee for ever.

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, in thy comeliness, and in thy beauty;

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

4 and bend [thy bow], and prosper, and reign, because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall guide thee wonderfully.

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

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

6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.

Your throne, O God, [is for] all time and forever, A scepter of uprightness [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 hate wickedness, Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With oil of joy above Your companions.

8 Myrrh, and stacte, and cassia [are exhaled] from thy garments, [and] out of the ivory palaces,

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

Daughters of kings [are] among Your precious ones, A queen has stood at Your right hand, In pure 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, and see, incline your ear, And forget your people, and your father’s house,

11 Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord.

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 gifts; the rich of the people of the land shall supplicate thy favour.

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

13 All her glory [is that] of the daughter of the king of Esebon, robed [as she is] in golden fringed garments,

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

14 in embroidered [clothing]: virgins shall be brought to the king after her: her fellows shall be brought to thee.

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

15 They shall be brought with gladness and exultation: they shall be led into the king's temple.

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

16 Instead of thy fathers children are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.

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

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