Psalms 45

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

“For the leader of the music. To be accompanied with the Shoshannim. A song of loveliness by the sons of Korah.” My heart is overflowing with a good matter; I will address my work to the king: May my tongue be like the pen of a ready writer!

2 You are fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you for ever.

Thou art the fairest of the sons of men; Grace is poured upon thy lips; For God hath blessed thee for ever!

3 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O most mighty, with your glory and your majesty.

Gird thy sword to thy thigh, thou hero!-Thy glory and ornament!

4 And in your majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and your right hand shall teach you terrible things.

In thy glorious array ride forth victoriously, On account of truth and mildness and justice; And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things!

5 your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under you.

Thine arrows are sharp; Nations shall fall before thee; They shall pierce the hearts of the king's enemies.

6 Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of your kingdom is a right sceptre.

Thy throne is God's for ever and ever; The sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of equity!

7 You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest iniquity; Therefore hath God, thy God, anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows!

8 All your garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made you glad.

All thy garments are myrrh, aloes, and cassia; From ivory palaces stringed instruments delight thee.

9 Kings' daughters were among your honourable women: upon your right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Daughters of kings are among thy chosen women; On the right hand stands the queen In gold of Ophir.

10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget also your own people, and your father's house;

Listen, O daughter! consider, and incline thine ear; Forget thy people and thy father's house!

11 So shall the king greatly desire your beauty: for he is your Lord; and worship you him.

For the king is captivated with thy beauty; He is now thy lord; honor thou him!

12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall implore your favour.

So shall the daughter of Tyre seek thy favor with gifts, The rich among the people.

13 The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

All glorious is the king's daughter in her apartment; Her robe is embroidered with gold.

14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto you.

In variegated garments shall she be led to the king; The virgin companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

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

With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought; They shall enter the king's palace.

16 Instead of your fathers shall be your children, whom you may make princes in all the earth.

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make princes through all the land.

17 I will make your name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise you for ever and ever.

I will make thy name memorable throughout all generations; So shall the nations praise thee for ever and ever!