Psalms 45
1 To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies.' — By sons of Korah. — An Instruction. — A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.
For the end, for alternate [strains] by the sons of Core; for instruction, a Song concerning the beloved. My heart has uttered a good matter: I declare my works to the king: my tongue is the pen of a quick writer.
2 Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.
Thou art more beautiful than the sons of men: grace has been shed forth on thy lips: therefore God has blessed thee for ever.
3 Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty!
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Mighty One, in thy comeliness, and in thy beauty;
4 As to Thy majesty — prosper! — ride! Because of truth, and meekness — righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things.
and bend [thy bow], and prosper, and reign, because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall guide thee wonderfully.
5 Thine arrows [are] sharp, — Peoples fall under Thee — In the heart of the enemies of the king.
Thy weapons are sharpened, Mighty One, (the nations shall fall under thee) [they are] in the heart of the king's enemies.
6 Thy throne, O God, [is] age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness [Is] the sceptre of Thy kingdom.
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.
7 Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy fellows.
8 Myrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments, Out of palaces of ivory Stringed instruments have made thee glad.
Myrrh, and stacte, and cassia [are exhaled] from thy garments, [and] out of the ivory palaces,
9 Daughters of kings [are] among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.
with which kings' daughters have gladdened thee for thine honour: the queen stood by on thy right hand, clothed in vesture wrought with gold, [and] arrayed in divers colours.
10 Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And forget thy people, and thy father's house,
Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; forget also thy people, and thy father's house.
11 And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he [is] thy lord — bow thyself to him,
Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord.
12 And the daughter of Tyre with a present, The rich of the people do appease thy face.
And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with gifts; the rich of the people of the land shall supplicate thy favour.
13 All glory [is] the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work [is] her clothing.
All her glory [is that] of the daughter of the king of Esebon, robed [as she is] in golden fringed garments,
14 In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins — after her — her companions, Are brought to thee.
in embroidered [clothing]: virgins shall be brought to the king after her: her fellows shall be brought to thee.
15 They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the king.
They shall be brought with gladness and exultation: they shall be led into the king's temple.
16 Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.
Instead of thy fathers children are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
17 I make mention of Thy name in all generations, Therefore do peoples praise Thee, To the age, and for ever!
They shall make mention of thy name from generation to generation: therefore shall the nations give thanks to thee for ever, even for ever and ever.
