Psalms 45
1 For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
To the ouercomere for the lilies, the most loued song of lernyng of the sones of Chore. Myn herte hath teld out a good word; Y seie my workis `to the kyng. Mi tunge is `a penne of a writere; writynge swiftli.
2 You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
Crist, thou art fairer in schap than the sones of men; grace is spred abrood in thi lippis; therfor God blessid thee withouten ende.
3 Strap your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty.
Be thou gird with thi swerd; on thi hipe most myytili.
4 In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds.
Biholde thou in thi schaplynesse and thi fairnesse; come thou forth with prosperite, and regne thou. For treuthe, and myldenesse, and riytfulnesse; and thi riyt hond schal lede forth thee wondurfuli.
5 Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king’s enemies.
Thi scharpe arowis schulen falle in to the hertis of the enemyes of the kyng; puplis schulen be vndur thee.
6 Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
God, thi seete is in to the world of world; the yerde of thi rewme is a yerde of riyt reulyng, `ethir of equite.
7 You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
Thou louedist riytfulnesse, and hatidist wickidnesse; therfor thou, God, thi God, anoyntide thee with the oile of gladnesse, more than thi felowis.
8 All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.
Mirre, and gumme, and cassia, of thi clothis, of the `housis yuer;
9 Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
of whiche the douytris of kyngis delitiden thee. A queen stood nyy on thi riyt side in clothing ouergildid; cumpassid with dyuersitee.
10 Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father’s house.
Douyter, here thou, and se, and bowe doun thin eere; and foryete thi puple, and the hows of thi fadir.
11 So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.
And the kyng schal coueyte thi fairnesse; for he is thi Lord God, and thei schulen worschipe hym.
12 The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.
And the douytris of Tire in yiftis; alle the riche men of the puple schulen biseche thi cheer.
13 The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
Al the glorye of that douyter of the kyng is with ynne in goldun hemmes;
14 She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.
sche is clothid aboute with dyuersitees. Virgyns schulen be brouyt to the kyng aftir hir; hir neiyboressis schulen be brouyt to thee.
15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king’s palace.
Thei schulen be brouyt in gladnesse, and ful out ioiyng; thei schulen be brouyt in to the temple of the kyng.
16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
Sones ben borun to thee, for thi fadris; thou schalt ordeyne hem princes on al erthe.
17 I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.
Lord, thei schulen be myndeful of thi name; in ech generacioun, and in to generacioun. Therfor puplis schulen knouleche to thee withouten ende; and in to the world of world.
