Psalms 45
1 To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction; — a song of the Beloved. My heart is welling forth [with] a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
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.
2 Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Thou art more beautiful than the sons of men: grace has been shed forth on thy lips: therefore God has blessed thee for ever.
3 Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O mighty one, [in] thy majesty and thy splendour;
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Mighty One, in thy comeliness, and in thy beauty;
4 And [in] thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
and bend [thy bow], and prosper, and reign, because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall guide thee wonderfully.
5 Thine arrows are sharp — peoples fall under thee — in the heart of the king's enemies.
Thy weapons are sharpened, Mighty One, (the nations shall fall under thee) [they are] in the heart of the king's enemies.
6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.
7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy fellows.
8 Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
Myrrh, and stacte, and cassia [are exhaled] from thy garments, [and] out of the ivory palaces,
9 Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
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.
10 Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:
Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; forget also thy people, and thy father's house.
11 And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.
Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord.
12 And the daughter of Tyre with a gift, the rich ones among the people, shall court thy favour.
And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with gifts; the rich of the people of the land shall supplicate thy favour.
13 All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought gold:
All her glory [is that] of the daughter of the king of Esebon, robed [as she is] in golden fringed garments,
14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee:
in embroidered [clothing]: virgins shall be brought to the king after her: her fellows shall be brought to thee.
15 With joy and gladness shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king's palace.
They shall be brought with gladness and exultation: they shall be led into the king's temple.
16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth.
Instead of thy fathers children are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
17 I will make thy name to be remembered throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.
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.
