Psalms 45

1 “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!

My heart overflows with a good matter. I speak the things which I have made concerning the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

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

Thou are fairer than the sons of men. Grace is poured into thy lips. Therefore God has blessed thee forever.

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

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty.

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

And in thy majesty ride on prosperously because of truth and gentleness and righteousness. And thy right hand shall teach thee awesome things.

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

Thine arrows are sharp. The peoples fall under thee. They are in the heart of the king's enemies.

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

Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of straightness is the scepter of thy kingdom.

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

Thou have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

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

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

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

Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women. At thy right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.

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

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear. Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house.

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

So will the king desire thy beauty, for he is thy lord, and reverence thou him.

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

And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with a gift. The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

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

Inside, the king's daughter is all glorious. Her clothing is embroidered with gold.

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

She shall be led to the king in broidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to thee.

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

With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king's palace.

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

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shall make rulers in all the earth.

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

I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give thee thanks forever and ever.