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!
To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction; — a song of the Beloved. My heart is welling forth [with] a good matter: I say what I have composed touching 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 art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3 Gird thy sword to thy thigh, thou hero!-Thy glory and ornament!
Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O mighty one, [in] thy majesty and thy splendour;
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 splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible 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 — peoples fall under thee — 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 for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre 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 hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath 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.
Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; 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 thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 Listen, O daughter! consider, and incline thine ear; Forget thy people and thy father's house!
Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget 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!
And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.
12 So shall the daughter of Tyre seek thy favor with gifts, The rich among the people.
And the daughter of Tyre with a gift, the rich ones among the people, shall court thy favour.
13 All glorious is the king's daughter in her apartment; Her robe is embroidered with gold.
All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought 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 brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee:
15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought; They shall enter the king's palace.
With joy and gladness shall they be brought; 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; princes shalt thou make them 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 throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.
