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.
To the Chief Musician. On Shoshannim. For the Sons of Korah. A Psalm of Instruction. A Song of Love. Overflowed hath my heart, with an excellent theme, I will recite my poem concerning the king, Be, my tongue, [like] the pen of a scribe who is skilled.
2 Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Most beautiful thou art, beyond the sons of men, Graciousness hath been poured forth by thy lips, For this cause, hath God blessed thee, to times age-abiding.
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, [’Tis] thine honour and thy majesty;
4 And [in] thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
And, [in] thy majesty, be successful! ride forth! on behalf of faithfulness, and humility—righteousness, And let thine own right hand show thee wonderful things.
5 Thine arrows are sharp — peoples fall under thee — in the heart of the king's enemies.
Thine arrows, are sharp—Peoples, under thee, fall! In the heart of the foes of the king.
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 to times age-abiding and beyond, A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
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 lawlessness, —For this cause, hath God, thine own God, anointed thee, With the oil of gladness, beyond thy partners.
8 Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
Myrrh and aloes, cassias, all thy garments, —Out of the palaces of ivory, the tones of strings, have rejoiced thee.
9 Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
Daughters of kings, are among thine honourable women, Stationed is the bride at thy right hand, in gold of Ophir.
10 Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:
Hearken, O daughter, and observe, Incline also thine ear, Forget, then, thine own people, And the house of thy father;
11 And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.
When the king shall desire thy beauty, Surely, he, is thy lord, then bow down to him.
12 And the daughter of Tyre with a gift, the rich ones among the people, shall court thy favour.
Also, the daughter of Tyre, [cometh in] with a present! Thy face, shall the rich of the people appease.
13 All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought gold:
All glorious—the daughter of a king [sitteth] within, Brocades, wrought with gold, [are] her clothing!
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 raiment, shall she be brought unto the king—The virgins that follow her, her companions, are to be conducted unto thee:
15 With joy and gladness shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king's palace.
They shall be brought, with rejoicings and exultation, —They shall enter into the palace of the king!
16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth.
Instead of thy fathers, be thy sons, Thou shalt make them rulers in 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.
I will keep in remembrance thy Name, through each succeeding generation, For this cause, peoples, shall praise thee, to times age-abiding and beyond.
