Psalms 45
1 “To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, by the sons of Korach, a Maskil, a song of love.” My heart swelleth with a good speech; I say, “My works shall be for 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 more fair than the children of men; grace is poured out over thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
You are more beautiful than the sons of men: grace has been shed forth on your lips: therefore God has blessed you for ever.
3 Gird thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty one, [it is] thy glory and thy majesty;
Gird your sword upon your thigh, O Mighty One, in your comeliness, and in your beauty;
4 Yea, it is thy majesty: be prosperous, ride along for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; and fearful things shall thy right hand teach thee.
and bend [your bow], and prosper, and reign, because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and your right hand shall guide you wonderfully.
5 Thy sharpened arrows—people will fall down beneath thee—[will enter] into the heart of the king's enemies.
Your weapons are sharpened, Mighty One, (the nations shall fall under you) [they are] in the heart of the king's enemies.
6 Thy throne, given of God, endureth for ever and ever: the sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of your kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.
7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore hath God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy associates.
You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your fellows.
8 Of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are [fragrant] all thy garments: out of palaces of ivory have they made thee joyful with the sound of music.
Myrrh, and stacte, and cassia [are exhaled] from your garments, [and] out of the ivory palaces,
9 Kings' daughters are among those dear to thee: the queen standeth on thy right hand in fine gold of Ophir.
with which kings' daughters have gladdened you for your honour: the queen stood by on your right hand, clothed in vesture wrought with gold, [and] arrayed in various colours.
10 Hearken, O daughter, and look, and incline thy ear, and forget thy own people, and thy father's house:
Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline your ear; forget also your people, and your father's house.
11 Then will the king long for thy beauty; for he is thy Lord; and bow thyself to him.
Because the king has desired your beauty; for he is your Lord.
12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift: the rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.
And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with gifts; the rich of the people of the land shall supplicate your favour.
13 All gloriously attired awaiteth the king's daughter in the inner chamber: of wrought gold is her garment.
All her glory [is that] of the daughter of the king of Esebon, robed [as she is] in golden fringed garments,
14 In embroidered clothes will she be brought unto the king: virgins that follow her, her companions, are brought unto thee.
in embroidered [clothing]: virgins shall be brought to the king after her: her fellows shall be brought to you.
15 They are led forth with rejoicings and gladness, they enter into the palace of the king.
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 children: thou wilt appoint them as princes in all the land.
Instead of your fathers children are born to you: you shall make them princes over all the earth.
17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
They shall make mention of your name from generation to generation: therefore shall the nations give thanks to you for ever, even for ever and ever.
