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.
To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies.' — By sons of Korah. — An Instruction. — A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.
2 You are fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you for ever.
Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.
3 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O most mighty, with your glory and your majesty.
Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty!
4 And in your majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and your right hand shall teach you terrible things.
As to Thy majesty — prosper! — ride! Because of truth, and meekness — righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things.
5 your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under you.
Thine arrows [are] sharp, — Peoples fall under Thee — In the heart of the enemies of the king.
6 Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of your kingdom is a right sceptre.
Thy throne, O God, [is] age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness [Is] the sceptre of Thy kingdom.
7 You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.
8 All your garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made you glad.
Myrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments, Out of palaces of ivory Stringed instruments have made thee glad.
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 precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.
10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget also your own people, and your father's house;
Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And 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.
And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he [is] thy lord — bow thyself to him,
12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall implore your favour.
And the daughter of Tyre with a present, The rich of the people do appease thy face.
13 The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
All glory [is] the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work [is] her clothing.
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 divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins — after her — her companions, Are brought to thee.
15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.
They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the king.
16 Instead of your fathers shall be your children, whom you may make princes in all the earth.
Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.
17 I will make your name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise you for ever and ever.
I make mention of Thy name in all generations, Therefore do peoples praise Thee, To the age, and for ever!
