Psalms 45

1 TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” AN INSTRUCTION OF THE SONS OF KORAH. A SONG OF LOVES. My heart has stirred a good word, I am telling my works to the King, My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.

Unto the end. For those who will be changed. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding. A Canticle for the Beloved. My heart has uttered a good word. I speak of my works to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a scribe who writes quickly.

2 You have been beautified above the sons of men, Grace has been poured into Your lips, Therefore God has blessed You for all time.

You are a brilliant form before the sons of men. Grace has been poured freely into your lips. Because of this, God has blessed you in eternity.

3 Gird Your sword on the thigh, O Mighty [One], Your splendor and Your majesty!

Fasten your sword to your thigh, O most powerful one.

4 As for Your majesty—prosper [and] ride! Because of truth, meekness, [and] righteousness, And Your right hand shows You fearful things.

With your splendor and your excellence extended, proceed prosperously, and reign for the sake of truth and meekness and justice, and so will your right hand lead you wondrously.

5 Your arrows [are] sharp—Peoples fall under You—In the heart of the enemies of the King.

Your arrows are sharp; the people will fall under you, with the hearts of the enemies of the king.

6 Your throne, O God, [is for] all time and forever, A scepter of uprightness [Is] the scepter of Your kingdom.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of true aim.

7 You have loved righteousness and hate wickedness, Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With oil of joy above Your companions.

You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you, before your co-heirs, with the oil of gladness.

8 Myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia [Cover] all Your garments; Out of palaces of ivory, Stringed instruments have made You glad.

Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments, from the houses of ivory. From these, they have delighted you:

9 Daughters of kings [are] among Your precious ones, A queen has stood at Your right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.

the daughters of kings in your honor. The queen assisted at your right hand, in clothing of gold, encircled with diversity.

10 Listen, O daughter, and see, incline your ear, And forget your people, and your father’s house,

Listen, daughter, and see, and incline your ear. And forget your people and your father’s house.

11 And the King desires your beauty, Because He [is] your Lord—bow yourself to Him,

And the king will desire your beauty. For he is the Lord your God, and they will adore him.

12 And the daughter of Tyre with a present, The rich of the people appease your face.

And the daughters of Tyre will entreat your countenance with gifts: all the rich men of the people.

13 All glory [is] the daughter of the king within, Her clothing [is] with filigrees of gold.

All the glory of the daughter of its king is inside, in golden fringes,

14 In various colors she is brought to the King; Afterward, virgins, her companions, Are brought to You.

clothed all around with diversities. After her, virgins will be led to the king. Her neighbors will be brought to you.

15 They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the King.

They will be brought with gladness and exultation. They will be led into the temple of the king.

16 Instead of Your fathers are Your sons, You appoint them for princes in all the earth.

For your fathers, sons have been born to you. You will establish them as leaders over all the earth.

17 I make mention of Your Name in all generations, Therefore peoples praise You, For all time and forever!

They will remember your name always, for generation after generation. Because of this, people will confess to you in eternity, even forever and ever.