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.

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

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

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, [’Tis] thine honour and thy majesty;

4 As for Your majesty—prosper [and] ride! Because of truth, meekness, [and] righteousness, And Your right hand shows You fearful 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 Your arrows [are] sharp—Peoples fall under You—In the heart of the enemies of the King.

Thine arrows, are sharp—Peoples, under thee, fall! In the heart of the foes of the king.

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

Thy throne, O God, is to times age-abiding and beyond, A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

7 You have loved righteousness and hate wickedness, Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With oil of joy above Your 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, [and] cassia [Cover] all Your garments; Out of palaces of ivory, Stringed instruments have made You glad.

Myrrh and aloes, cassias, all thy garments, —Out of the palaces of ivory, the tones of strings, have rejoiced thee.

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

Daughters of kings, are among thine honourable women, Stationed is the bride at thy right hand, in gold of Ophir.

10 Listen, O daughter, and see, incline your ear, And forget your people, and your 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 desires your beauty, Because He [is] your Lord—bow yourself to 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 present, The rich of the people appease your face.

Also, the daughter of Tyre, [cometh in] with a present! Thy face, shall the rich of the people appease.

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

All glorious—the daughter of a king [sitteth] within, Brocades, wrought with gold, [are] her clothing!

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

In embroidered raiment, shall she be brought unto the king—The virgins that follow her, her companions, are to be conducted unto thee:

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

They shall be brought, with rejoicings and exultation, —They shall enter into the palace of the king!

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

Instead of thy fathers, be thy sons, Thou shalt make them rulers in all the earth.

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

I will keep in remembrance thy Name, through each succeeding generation, For this cause, peoples, shall praise thee, to times age-abiding and beyond.